A population estimate of the Endangered chimpanzee Pan troglodytes vellerosus in a Nigerian montane forest: Implications for conservation

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Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 448-451

  Beck, Josephine ^a   Chapman, Hazel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Forest fragmentation; Ngel Nyaki Forest Reserve; Nigeria; Pan troglodytes vellerosus; Small population; Transect survey

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GROUP SIZE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MONTANE FOREST; POPULATION ESTIMATION; RED LIST; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

AFRICA; NGEL NYAKI FOREST RESERVE; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TARABA; WEST AFRICA;

PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PAN TROGLODYTES VELLEROSUS;

EID: 47049121502     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605308001397     Document Type: Article

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