The value of unprotected habitat in conserving the critically endangered Tana River red colobus (Procolobus rufomitratus)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 91-99

  Mbora, David N M ^a,b,c   Meikle, Douglas B ^b  

^a Tana River Primate National Reserve   (Kenya)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

Endemic; Flagship species; Kenya; Parks; Primates; Reserves

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; PRIMATE; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANA RIVER;

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

EID: 3342925299     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.02.012     Document Type: Article

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