Towards understanding large mammal population declines in Africa's protected areas: A West-Central African perspective

Tropical Conservation Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 4-11

  Scholte, Paul ^a  

^a Kitabi College of Conservation and Environmental Management   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

Africa; Drivers of change; Large mammals; Population assessments; Time series

Indexed keywords

AVES; MAMMALIA; RAPTORES;

EID: 79953678683     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19400829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194008291100400102     Document Type: Article

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