An empirical evaluation of the African elephant as a focal species for connectivity planning in East Africa

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 603-612

  Epps, Clinton W ^a,b,c   Mutayoba, Benezeth M ^b   Gwin, Lauren ^a   Brashares, Justin S ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

African elephant; Connectivity; Corridor; Focal species; Large mammals; Protected area

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; CARNIVORE; COEXISTENCE; CONNECTIVITY; DISPERSAL; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ELEPHANT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT CORRIDOR; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITIZATION; PROTECTED AREA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRANSECT; UNGULATE;

EAST AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; MAMMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 79958142522     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2011.00773.x     Document Type: Article

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