A case study on the effects of disturbance and conversion of tropical lowland rain forest on the non-volant small mammals in north Borneo: Management implications

Mammal Study

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 85-96

  Bernard, Henry ^a   Fjeldså, Jon ^b   Mohamed, Maryati ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SABAH   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Borneo; Logging; Oil palm plantation; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ELAEIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77950995940     PISSN: 13434152     EISSN: 13486160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3106/041.034.0204     Document Type: Article

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