Agroforestry, elephants, and tigers: Balancing conservation theory and practice in human-dominated landscapes of Southeast Asia

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-97

  Nyhus, Philip ^a   Tilson, Ronald ^b  

^a FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Sumatran Tiger Conservation Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Conflict; Conservation; Elephants; Sumatra; Tiger

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BUFFER ZONE; LAND USE; MAMMAL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; MAMMALIA; PANTHERA TIGRIS;

EID: 4744352843     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2004.01.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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