Large mammal species richness and habitat use in an upper Amazonian forest used for ecotourism

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 115-123

  Salvador, Salvador ^a,b   Clavero, Miguel ^a,c   Leite Pitman, Renata ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b Museu Darder d'Història Natural Plaça dels Estudis   (Spain)

^c Centre Tecnologic Forestal de Catalunya   (Spain)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecotourism; Floodplain forest; Large mammals; Seasonality; Upper Amazonia

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DRY SEASON; ECOTOURISM; FLOODPLAIN; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; LANDSCAPE; MAMMAL; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; PROTECTED AREA; REFUGEE; SEASONALITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

PERU;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 79951726841     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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