Evaluating the suitability of planted forests for African forest monkeys: A case study from Kakamega forest, Kenya

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-90

  Fashing, Peter J ^a   Nguyen, Nga ^a   Luteshi, Patrick ^b   Opondo, Winstone ^b   Cash, Julie F ^a   Cords, Marina ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kakamega Environmental Education Program   (Kenya)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Census; Cercopithecus; Colobus; Density; Logging; Natural forest; Planted forest

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; DATA SET; DISTURBANCE; FOREST COVER; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROUP SIZE; LINE TRANSECT; LOGGING (TIMBER); MIXED FOREST; NATIVE SPECIES; PLANTATION FORESTRY; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIMATE; REPLACEMENT; SAMPLING;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CERCOPITHECUS; COLOBINAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; FORESTRY; KENYA; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY;

ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS; COLOBUS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FORESTRY; KENYA; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY;

KAKAMEGA FOREST; KENYA; WESTERN PROVINCE [KENYA];

CERCOPITHECUS; CERCOPITHECUS ASCANIUS; CERCOPITHECUS MITIS; COLOBINAE; COLOBUS; COLOBUS GUEREZA; HAPLORHINI; PRIMATES;

EID: 81955164080     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.21012     Document Type: Article

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