Factors affecting population dynamics of re-introduced mountain gazelles (Gazella gazella) in the Ibex Reserve, central Saudi Arabia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1427-1434

  Wronski, Torsten ^a,b  

^a National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development Saudi Arabia   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conservation; Food availability; Gazelle; Middle East; Population estimate; Repatriation success

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE BREEDING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISPERSAL; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT QUALITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION ESTIMATION; PROTECTED AREA; RANGE SIZE; REINTRODUCTION; REPATRIATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RUMINANT; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

IBEX RESERVE; RIYADH [SAUDI ARABIA]; SAUDI ARABIA;

CAPRA IBEX; GAZELLA; GAZELLA GAZELLA;

EID: 77956231798     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.05.016     Document Type: Article

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