Participatory wildlife surveys in communal lands: A case study from Simanjiro, Tanzania

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 727-735

  Msoffe, Fortunata U ^a,b,c   Ogutu, Joseph O ^a   Kaaya, John ^d   Bedelian, Claire ^a   Said, Mohammed Y ^a   Kifugo, Shem C ^a   Reid, Robin S ^e   Neselle, Moses ^a   van Gardingen, Paul ^b   Thirgood, Simon ^f  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c Tanzania National Parks   (Tanzania)

^d TANZANIA WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^e Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^f SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CBNRM; Census; DISTANCE; Migration; Rangeland; Ungulate

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MIGRATORY POPULATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POPULATION DENSITY; PROTECTED AREA; RANGELAND; SAMPLING; UNGULATE; WILD POPULATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

MANYARA; SIMANJIRO; TANZANIA;

EID: 77955803590     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2009.01170.x     Document Type: Article

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