Decline of large mammals in the Katavi-Rukwa ecosystem of western Tanzania

African Zoology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 99-116

  Caro, Tim ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TANZANIA WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Hunting; Lions; Population changes; Predation; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUNTING; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATION; RAINFALL; UNGULATE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KATAVI NATIONAL PARK; RUKWA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

GIRAFFIDAE; MAMMALIA; PHACOCHOERUS; TRAGELAPHUS STREPSICEROS; UNGULATA;

EID: 46849094710     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3377/1562-7020(2008)43[99:DOLMIT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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