Attitudes of rural communities toward wetlands and forest fragments around Kibale national park, Uganda

Human Dimensions of Wildlife

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 433-447

  Hartter, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop raiding; Forest fragments; Kibale national park; Livelihoods; Protected area; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANTIDAE; PAPIO; PRIMATES;

EID: 70849100892     PISSN: 10871209     EISSN: 1533158X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10871200902911834     Document Type: Review

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