Population decline of Macaca sylvanus in the middle atlas of Morocco

Biological Conservation

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 635-641

  Ciani, Andrea Camperio ^a   Palentini, Loris ^a   Arahou, M ^b   Martinoli, L ^a   Capiluppi, C ^a   Mouna, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Institut Scientifique   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Conservation status; Demography; Habitat degradation; Macaca sylvanus; Overgrazing; Population decline

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; OVERGRAZING; POPULATION DECLINE; PRIMATE;

AFRICA; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA;

CAPRA HIRCUS; MACACA; MACACA SYLVANUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 4444347001     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.06.009     Document Type: Article

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