The need for integrative approaches to understand and conserve migratory ungulates

Ecology Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-77

  Bolger, Douglas T ^a   Newmark, William D ^b   Morrison, Thomas A ^c   Doak, Daniel F ^d  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c Dartmouth College   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat barriers; Habitat loss; Life history tradeoffs; Migratory cycle; Overhunting; Population limitation; Sensitivity analysis; Site fidelity; Tarangire ecosystem

Indexed keywords

HABITAT LOSS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUNTING; LIFE HISTORY; LITERATURE REVIEW; MIGRATION ROUTE; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; POPULATION DECLINE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SITE FIDELITY; TRADE-OFF; UNGULATE;

ANIMAL; BOVIDS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION MIGRATION; REVIEW;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RUMINANTS;

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

AVES; CONNOCHAETES TAURINUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 37149042840     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2007.01109.x     Document Type: Review

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