Using sample aerial surveys to estimate the abundance of the endangered Grevy's zebra in northern Kenya

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 56-61

  Parker, Guy ^a   Sundaresan, Siva ^b,c   Chege, Geoffrey ^d   O'Brien, Tim ^e,f  

^a Marwell Wildlife   (United Kingdom)

^b DENVER ZOO   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LEWA WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY   (Kenya)

^e WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^f MPALA RESEARCH CENTRE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Aerial survey; Africa; Endangered species; Grevy's zebra; Large mammals; Sample survey

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AERIAL SURVEY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; SAVANNA; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRANSECT; UNGULATE;

ETHIOPIA; KENYA;

EQUUS GREVYI; EQUUS SUBG. HIPPOTIGRIS; MAMMALIA; PRECIS;

EID: 79551671926     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2010.01232.x     Document Type: Article

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