Vulnerability of Cambodian water snakes: Initial assessment of the impact of hunting at Tonle Sap Lake

Biological Conservation

Volumn 139, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 401-414

  Brooks, Sharon E ^a   Allison, Edward H ^b   Reynolds, John D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Conservation; Enhydris; Fisheries; Homalopsidae; Reptile; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BREEDING SEASON; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY; HUNTING; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; SNAKE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABILITY; VULNERABILITY;

ASIA; CAMBODIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TONLE SAP LAKE;

ENHYDRIS; HOMALOPSINAE; NERODIA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 34548573107     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.07.009     Document Type: Article

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