Transboundary conservation initiatives and opportunities in the arabian peninsula

Zoology in the Middle East

Volumn 54, Issue , 2011, Pages 183-195

  Knight, Michael H ^a,b   Seddon, Philip J ^c   Midfa, Abdulaziz Al ^d  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d Herpetology and Freshwater Fishes   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Arabian Leopard; Arabian Oryx; Arabian Peninsula; Arabian Tahr; Conservation; Dugong; TBCA; Transboundary conservation areas

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FELID; GOAT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; STATE ROLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION;

SHARJAH [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

FELIDAE; HEMITRAGUS JAYAKARI; ORYX LEUCORYX; PANTHERA; PANTHERA PARDUS;

EID: 79952596192     PISSN: 09397140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09397140.2011.10648909     Document Type: Article

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