Group size, density and biomass of large mammals in the Réserve de Faune du Petit Loango, Gabon

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 508-518

  Morgan, Bethan J ^a,b  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b Zoological Society of San Diego   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Biomass; Censusing; Density; Gabon; Mammals; Rain forest

Indexed keywords

BASELINE CONDITIONS; BIOMASS; ELEPHANT; GROUP SIZE; HABITAT TYPE; MAMMAL; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIMATE;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; GABON; LOANGO NATIONAL PARK; OGOOUE-MARITIME; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA CYCLOTIS; MAMMALIA; POTAMOCHOERUS PORCUS; PRIMATES; SUIDAE; SYNCERUS CAFFER NANUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 35448990384     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00761.x     Document Type: Article

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