The diversity, status and conservation of small carnivores in a montane tropical forest in northern Laos

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Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 626-633

  Johnson, Arlyne ^a   Vongkhamheng, Chanthavy ^a   Saithongdam, Thavisouk ^a  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Laos)

Author keywords

Camera trapping; Felids; Laos; Mustelids; Nam Et Phou Louey National Protected Area; Viverrids; Wildlife monitoring

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; FELID; MONTANE FOREST; MUSTELID; NATURE CONSERVATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PROTECTED AREA; SAMPLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL FOREST;

LAOS;

ARCTONYX COLLARIS; CATOPUMA TEMMINCKII; CHROTOGALE OWSTONI; FELIDAE; MUSTELIDAE; PARDOFELIS MARMORATA; PRIONAILURUS BENGALENSIS; SUIDAE; VIVERRIDAE;

EID: 74049084119     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605309990238     Document Type: Conference Paper

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