Fences and artificial water affect African savannah elephant movement patterns

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3086-3098

  Loarie, Scott R ^a   Aarde, Rudi J Van ^b   Pimm, Stuart L ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African elephants; Animal movement; Conservation ecology; Land use change; Long distance migration

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ELEPHANT; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; LAND USE CHANGE; LOCOMOTION; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; REMOTE SENSING; SAVANNA; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 70350575265     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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