Using ungulate occurrence to evaluate community-based conservation within a biosphere reserve model

Animal Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 206-214

  Licona, M ^a   Mccleery, R ^b   Collier, B ^a   Brightsmith, D J ^c   Lopez, R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon; Occupancy; Peccary; Red brocket deer; Tapir; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOSPHERE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; UNGULATE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

MADRE DE DIOS; PERU; TAMBOPATA;

CERVIDAE; MAZAMA AMERICANA; PECARI TAJACU; TAPIRUS TERRESTRIS; TAYASSU PECARI; UNGULATA;

EID: 79952635169     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2010.00416.x     Document Type: Article

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