Population status of a cryptic top predator: An island-wide assessment of tigers in sumatran rainforests

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Wibisono, Hariyo T ^a,b   Linkie, Matthew ^c,d   Guillera Arroita, Gurutzeta ^d   Smith, Joseph A ^e,f   Sunarto, ^b,g,h   Pusparini, Wulan ^a,b   Asriadi, ^c   Baroto, Pandu ^a,b   Brickle, Nick ^a   Dinata, Yoan ^b,c   Gemita, Elva ^b,c,e   Gunaryadi, Donny ^a   Haidir, Iding A ^b,i   Herwansyah, ^a,b   Karina, Indri ^b,j   Kiswayadi, Dedy ^b,c   Kristiantono, Decki ^a,b   Kurniawan, Harry ^b,g   Lahoz Monfort, José J ^d   Leader Williams, Nigel ^d,k   Maddox, Tom ^e   Martyr, Deborah J ^b,c   Maryati, ^b,c   Nugroho, Agung ^b,c   Parakkasi, Karmila ^b,g   Priatna, Dolly ^b,e   Ramadiyanta, Eka ^b,j   Ramono, Widodo S ^l   Reddy, Goddilla V ^j   Rood, Ente J J ^c   Saputra, Doddy Y ^c   Sarimudi, Ahmad ^j   Salampessy, Adnun ^a,b,e   Septayuda, Eka ^b,g   Suhartono, Tonny ⁱ   Sumantri, Ade ^a   Susilo, ^a,b   Tanjung, Iswandri ^a,b   Tarmizi, ^b,j   Yulianto, Koko ^g   Yunus, Mohammad ^b,m   Zulfahmi, ^g   more..

^a Wildlife Conservation Society Bogor   (Indonesia)

^b Forum HarimauKita   (Indonesia)

^c FAUNA AND FLORA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^e Zoological Society of London Indonesia Programme   (Indonesia)

^f PANTHERA   (United States)

^g World Wide Fund for Nature Indonesia   (Indonesia)

^h VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ Indonesian Ministry of Forestry   (Indonesia)

^j Leuser International Foundation   (Indonesia)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^l Rhino Foundation of Indonesia   (Indonesia)

^m Sumatran Tiger Conservation Program   (Indonesia)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARNIVORE; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; DEFORESTATION; FORESTRY; INDONESIA; LANDSCAPE; NONHUMAN; PANTHERA; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDATOR; PROBABILITY; RAIN FOREST; TIGER; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION; ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD CHAIN; GEOGRAPHY; POPULATION; TREE;

PANTHERA TIGRIS SUMATRAE;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FOOD CHAIN; GEOGRAPHY; INDONESIA; POPULATION; TIGERS; TREES;

EID: 80355136400     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0025931     Document Type: Article

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