Disease-related conflicts in mammal conservation

Wildlife Research

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 668-675

  Gortázar, Christian ^a   Ferroglio, Ezio ^b   Lutton, Catherine E ^a,c   Acevedo, Pelayo ^d  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

conflict mitigation; conflict resolution; endangered species; wildlife diseases; wildlife management.

Indexed keywords

CANID; CARRION; CARRYING CAPACITY; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FELID; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; PATHOGEN; STAKEHOLDER; SYMPATRY; UNGULATE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 78650569810     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR10031     Document Type: Review

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