The Effects of Habitat Disturbance on Lemurs at Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1091-1108

  Herrera, James P ^a,b   Wright, Patricia C ^a,c   Lauterbur, Elise ^a   Ratovonjanahary, Lantonirina ^d   Taylor, Linda L ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Miami   (United States)

^c Ranomafana National Park   (Madagascar)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic disturbance; Lemur population density; Rapid assessment survey

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; DEFORESTATION; DIET; ENCOUNTER RATE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EXTINCTION RISK; FRUGIVORY; GROUP SIZE; HABITAT QUALITY; INSECTIVORE; POPULATION DECLINE; PRIMATE; STAND STRUCTURE;

MADAGASCAR; RANOMAFANA NATIONAL PARK;

AVAHI; EULEMUR; EULEMUR RUBRIVENTER; HAPALEMUR GRISEUS; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; MICROCEBUS RUFUS; PRIMATES; PROPITHECUS EDWARDSI; VARECIA VARIEGATA;

EID: 80053576474     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-011-9525-8     Document Type: Article

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