Conservation priorities for the Blue Crane (Anthropoides paradiseus) in South Africa - The effects of habitat changes on distribution and numbers

Ostrich

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-211

  McCann, Kevin ^a,b   Theron, Leon Jacques ^a   Morrison, Kerryn ^a  

^a ENDANGERED WILDLIFE TRUST   (South Africa)

^b EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVES; GRUS; GRUS PARADISEA;

EID: 34547865359     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/OSTRICH.2007.78.2.14.94     Document Type: Conference Paper

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