Patterns and correlates of human-elephant conflict around a south Indian reserve

Biological Conservation

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 88-95

  Gubbi, Sanjay ^a  

^a Wildlife Conservation Society India   (India)

Author keywords

Compensation; Crop loss; Human elephant conflict; India; Nagarahole National Park; Spatio temporal patterns

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BIODIVERSITY; COMPENSATION SYSTEM; CROP PLANT; DEMOGRAPHY; ELEPHANT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LIVESTOCK; MOVEMENT; NATIONAL PARK; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RAINFALL; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VILLAGE;

INDIA; KARNATAKA; NAGARHOLE NATIONAL PARK;

ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEUSINE CORACANA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84858158431     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.01.046     Document Type: Article

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