Mammal community structure in relation to disturbance and resource gradients in southern Africa

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-31

  Wallgren, Märtha ^a   Skarpe, Christina ^b,c   Bergström, Roger ^a,d   Danell, Kjell ^a   Granlund, Lilian ^e   Bergström, Andreas ^f  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d THE FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carnivores; Functional types; Gradients; Herbivores; Kalahari; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CARNIVORE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; HERBIVORE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRAPPING;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 60849107330     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00904.x     Document Type: Article

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