Species-area relationships of primates in tropical forest fragments: A global analysis

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 630-637

  Harcourt, A H ^a   Doherty, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Deforestation; Extinction; Isolation

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EXTINCTION RISK; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ISOLATION EFFECT; PRIMATE; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP; TROPICAL FOREST;

MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 28244469675     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2005.01037.x     Document Type: Article

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