An analysis of long-term trends in the abundance of domestic livestock and free-roaming dogs in the Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-102

  Vial, Flavie ^a,b   Sillero Zubiri, Claudio ^b,c   Marino, Jorgelina ^b,c   Haydon, Daniel T ^a   Macdonald, David W ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c ETHIOPIAN WOLF CONSERVATION PROGRAMME   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Afroalpine pastures; Ethiopian wolf; Land use patterns; Livestock trends

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CANID; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GRAZING PRESSURE; HABITAT LOSS; LIVESTOCK; NDVI; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES;

BALE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK; ETHIOPIA;

BOS; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS SIMENSIS; RODENTIA;

EID: 79551670676     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2010.01233.x     Document Type: Article

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