Factors affecting crop damage by wild boar and methods of mitigation in a giant panda reserve

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 723-728

  Cai, Jing ^a,b   Jiang, Zhigang ^a,b   Zeng, Yan ^a,b   Li, Chunwang ^a   Bravery, Benjamin D ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Hainan Datian National Nature Reserve   (China)

Author keywords

Animal human conflict; Ecotourism; Maize; Qinling Mountains; Watching hut

Indexed keywords

AILUROPODA; AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; ANIMALIA; IPOMOEA BATATAS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 52449087378     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-008-0203-x     Document Type: Article

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