Effects of human-livestock-wildlife interactions on habitat in an eastern Kenya rangeland

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 567-573

  Otuoma, John ^a   Kinyamario, Jenesio ^b   Ekaya, Wellington ^b   Kshatriya, Mrigesh ^c   Nyabenge, Meshak ^d  

^a KENYA FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^d WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Habitat change; Human livestock wildlife interactions

Indexed keywords

GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LIVESTOCK; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PROTECTED AREA; RANGELAND; TEMPORAL PERIOD; WOODY PLANT;

EASTERN PROVINCE [KENYA]; KENYA; MERU NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 73149105724     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2008.01009.x     Document Type: Article

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