Heard but not seen: An acoustic survey of the African forest elephant population at Kakum Conservation Area, Ghana

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 224-231

  Thompson, Mya E ^a   Schwager, Steven J ^b   Payne, Katharine B ^a  

^a Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^b Program on Infrastructure Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance estimation; Acoustic monitoring; Cue count; Dung count; Loxodonta africana cyclotis; Wildlife survey

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACOUSTIC SURVEY; ELEPHANT; FOREST CLEARANCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SAMPLING; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CENTRAL REGION [GHANA]; GHANA; KAKUM CONSERVATION AREA;

ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA CYCLOTIS;

EID: 76649094565     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2009.01106.x     Document Type: Article

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