Subterranean herpetofauna show a decline after 34 years in ndumu game reserve, South Africa

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Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 284-287

  Measey, G John ^a,b   Armstrong, Adrian J ^c   Hanekom, Cathariné ^c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^c EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amphisbaenian; Reptile; Scelotes bidigittatus; South Africa; Subterranean; Ungulate; Zygaspis vandami

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECIDUOUS FOREST; GRAZING; HERPETOFAUNA; LEAF LITTER; NATURE RESERVE; POPULATION DECLINE; REPTILE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBTERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; UNGULATE;

AFRICA; KWAZULU-NATAL; NDUMO GAME RESERVE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AMPHIBIA; AMPHISBAENIA; REPTILIA; SCELOTES; UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA; ZYGASPIS;

EID: 68349136690     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605307002311     Document Type: Article

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