Patterns and perceptions of wildlife crop raiding in and around Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra

Animal Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 127-135

  Linkie, M ^a   Dinata, Y ^b   Nofrianto, A ^b   Leader Williams, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b FAUNA AND FLORA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agroforest; Human wildlife conflict; Local livelihoods; Protected area management

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; CROP PEST; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FOREST EDGE; MAMMAL; PROTECTED AREA; RURAL AREA; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDONESIA; KERINCI SEBLAT NATIONAL PARK; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES;

MACACA; MACACA NEMESTRINA; MAMMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33846650664     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2006.00083.x     Document Type: Article

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