Changes in temporal and spatial pattern of road kills along the Lusaka-Mongu (M9) highway, Kafue National Park, Zambia

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 68-78

  Mkanda, F X ^a   Chansa, W ^a  

^a Zambia Wildlife Authority   (Zambia)

Author keywords

changes; collisions; impact; mortality; spatial; temporal; visibility

Indexed keywords

COLLISION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; MOTORWAY; NATIONAL PARK; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; ROADKILL; RUTTING; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; UNGULATE; VEGETATION COVER; VISIBILITY; WILD POPULATION;

KAFUE NATIONAL PARK; LUSAKA [ZAMBIA]; MONGU; WESTERN PROVINCE [ZAMBIA]; ZAMBIA;

AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; ANIMALIA;

EID: 80052721945     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3957/056.041.0114     Document Type: Article

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