Changes in forest fragment sizes and primate population trends along the River Tana floodplain, Kenya

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 81-90

  Wahungu, G M ^a   Muoria, P K ^b   Moinde, N N ^b   Oguge, N O ^c   Kirathe, J N ^d  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^c EARTHWATCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d LEWA WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Forest sizes; Primate population trends

Indexed keywords

FLOODPLAIN; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; NATURE RESERVE; PATCH SIZE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANA RIVER [KENYA]; WORLD;

CERCOCEBUS; CERCOCEBUS GALERITUS; COLOBINAE; COLOBUS; PRIMATES; PROCOLOBUS BADIUS; PROCOLOBUS RUFOMITRATUS; TANA;

EID: 20444471630     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2005.00535.x     Document Type: Article

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