Low population density of a tropical forest carnivore, Cryptoprocta ferox: Implications for protected area management

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Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-43

  Hawkins, Clare E ^a,b   Racey, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carnivore conservation; Cryptoprocta ferox; Fossa; Habitat fragmentation; Madagascar; Mark recapture; Population density; Protected areas; Tropical

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MAMMAL; POPULATION DENSITY; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL FOREST;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

CARNIVORA; CRYPTOPROCTA FEROX; DASYURIDAE; FOSSA; MAMMALIA; VIVERRIDAE;

EID: 33645978377     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605305000074     Document Type: Article

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