Is the Atlantic Forest protected area network efficient in maintaining viable populations of Brachyteles hypoxanthus?

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 3255-3268

  Brito, Daniel ^a   Grelle, Carlos Eduardo V ^b   Boubli, Jean Philippe ^c  

^a Betty and Gordon Moore Center for Science and Oceans   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Brachyteles; Population viability analysis; Protected areas; PVA; Risk assessment; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; PERSISTENCE; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; PRIMATE; PROTECTED AREA; STOCHASTICITY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

BRACHYTELES; BRACHYTELES HYPOXANTHUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 55149085232     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9427-z     Document Type: Article

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