Changes in large herbivore populations across large areas of Tanzania

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 202-215

  Stoner, Chantal ^a   Caro, Tim ^a,b   Mduma, Simon ^b   Mlingwa, Charles ^b   Sabuni, George ^b   Borner, Markus ^c   Schelten, Christiane ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TANZANIA WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^c Frankfurt Zoological Society Arusha   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Aerial surveys; East Africa; Large mammals; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FIELD SURVEY; HERBIVORE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROTECTED AREA; UNGULATE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

ALCELAPHUS BUSELAPHUS; EQUUS SUBG. HIPPOTIGRIS; GIRAFFIDAE; HIPPOTRAGUS; MAMMALIA; PHACOCHOERUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 34249000079     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2006.00705.x     Document Type: Article

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