Nest site ecology of the cross river gorilla at the Kagwene Gorilla Sanctuary, Cameroon, with special reference to anthropogenic influence

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 253-261

  De Vere, Ruth A ^a   Warren, Ymke ^a,b   Nicholas, Aaron ^b   Mackenzie, Mary E ^a   Higham, James P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Canopy cover; Cross River gorilla; Habitat mapping; Human impacts; Land use; Nesting ecology; Vegetation map

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DRY SEASON; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GRASSLAND; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT SELECTION; HERB; HOMINID; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LANDSCAPE; NEST SITE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIVER; SAPLING; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VEGETATION MAPPING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GORILLA; NESTING;

ANIMALS; CAMEROON; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GORILLA GORILLA; NESTING BEHAVIOR;

CAMEROON; CROSS RIVER [(RVR) WEST AFRICA];

HOMINIDAE;

EID: 79251523146     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20886     Document Type: Article

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