Isolation of African protected areas

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 321-328

  Newmark, William D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; EXTINCTION; HABITAT LOSS; PERSISTENCE; PROTECTED AREA; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 49049100458     PISSN: 15409295     EISSN: 15409309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/070003     Document Type: Review

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