Responding to forest degradation: Altered habitat use by Dian's tarsier Tarsius dianae in Sulawesi, Indonesia

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Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 189-195

  Merker, Stefan ^a,c   Yustian, Indra ^b   Mühlenberg, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b SRIWIJAYA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Density; Dian's tarsier; Habitat suitability; Home range; Indonesia; Lore Lindu National Park; Primates; Radio tracking; Sulawesi; Tarsius dianae

Indexed keywords

HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PRIMATE; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT;

ASIA; CENTRAL SULAWESI; EURASIA; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDONESIA; LORE LINDU NATIONAL PARK; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SULAWESI; SUNDA ISLES;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; PRIMATES; TARSIUS DIANAE; TARSIUS SYRICHTA;

EID: 33644623990     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605305000438     Document Type: Article

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