Conservation in areas of high population density in sub-Saharan Africa

Biological Conservation

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-163

  Cordeiro, Norbert J ^a,b,c   Burgess, Neil D ^d,e,f   Dovie, Delali B K ^g,h   Kaplin, Beth A ⁱ   Plumptre, Andrew J ^j   Marrs, Rob ^k  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c TANZANIA WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^d Forest and Beekeeping Division ^*  (Tanzania)

^e WWF USA Conservation Science Programme ^*  (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^g Pan African Network for Environment and Development   (South Africa)

^h Community Resources Periscope ^*  (Ghana)

ⁱ ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^j WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Uganda)

^k UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33751337535     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.08.023     Document Type: Editorial

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