Distribution, status, and conservation needs of Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) in Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia

Biological Conservation

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-48

  Hedges, Simon ^a,e   Tyson, Martin J ^a,b   Sitompul, Arnold F ^a,c   Kinnaird, Margaret F ^a,d   Gunaryadi, Donny ^a   Aslan, ^a  

^a Wildlife Conservation Society Bogor   (Indonesia)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

^e Wildl Conserv Soc Intl P ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asian elephant; Conservation; Elephas maximus; Indonesia; Survey

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE CHANGE; POACHING; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDONESIA; LAMPUNG; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WORLD;

ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 15744402330     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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