The value of community-based conservation in a heterogeneous landscape: An avian case study from sand forest in Maputaland, South Africa

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 153-157

  van Eeden, D G ^a,b   van Rensburg, B J ^a   De Wijn, M ^a   Bothma, J du P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Centurion Akademie   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Birds; Community based conservation; Indicator species; Sand forest; Species richness; Tembe Elephant Park

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE; NATURE CONSERVATION; PROTECTED AREA; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AFRICA; KWAZULU-NATAL; MAPUTALAND; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TEMBE ELEPHANT PARK;

AVES;

EID: 33846193589     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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