Human-predator-prey conflicts: Ecological correlates, prey losses and patterns of management

Biological Conservation

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 159-171

  Graham, Kate ^a   Beckerman, Andrew P ^a,b   Thirgood, Simon ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c Frankfurt Zoological Society Arusha   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Conflict; Game; Livestock; Multi species; Predation

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; LIVESTOCK; NATURE CONSERVATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PREDATOR;

EID: 19544389344     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.06.006     Document Type: Article

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