Distribution, status and conservation of the Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis in Cambodia

Bird Conservation International

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-14

  Gray, Thomas N E ^a   Collar, Nigel J ^c,d   Davidson, Peter J A ^b,f   Dolman, Paul M ^a   Evans, Tom D ^b   Fox, Harry N ^a   Chamnan, Hong ^b,h   Borey, Ro ^b,g   Kim Hout, Seng ^e,h   van Zalinge, Robert N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b Wildlife Conservation Society Cambodia   (Cambodia)

^c BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e BirdLife Indochina Cambodia Program   (Cambodia)

^f Bird Studies Canada   (Canada)

^g Ministry of Environment   (Cambodia)

^h Forestry Administration   (Cambodia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GRASSLAND; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ASIA; CAMBODIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

AVES; HOUBAROPSIS BENGALENSIS; OTIDIDAE;

EID: 67650453732     PISSN: 09592709     EISSN: 14740001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095927090800765X     Document Type: Article

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