Diagnosing the causes of territory abandonment by the Endangered Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus: The importance of traditional pastoralism and regional conservation

ORYX

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 424-433

  Mateo Tomás, Patricia ^a   Olea, Pedro P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

^b IE UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Egyptian vulture; extensive farming; information theoretic approach; livestock; model; multi scale; Neophron percnopterus; territory abandonment

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; EXTINCTION RISK; HABITAT LOSS; LIVESTOCK; NEST SITE; PASTORALISM; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POPULATION DECLINE; RAPTOR; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TERRITORY;

EUROPE;

CAPRA HIRCUS; NEOPHRON PERCNOPTERUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77957867905     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605310000189     Document Type: Article

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