Evaluating the effectiveness of human-orangutan conflict mitigation strategies in Sumatra

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 367-375

  Campbell Smith, Gail ^a   Sembiring, Rabin ^b   Linkie, Matthew ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b Human Orangutan Conflict and Mitigation Programme   (Indonesia)

^c FAUNA AND FLORA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crop protection; Crop raiding; Great ape; Human habitat alteration; Human wildlife conflict; Large mammal conservation; Pongo abelii

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGROFORESTRY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMPENSATION; CROP DAMAGE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FARMERS ATTITUDE; HABITAT QUALITY; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PRIMATE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILD POPULATION;

GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; SUMATRA; SUNDA ISLES;

HOMINIDAE; MAMMALIA; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PONGO PYGMAEUS ABELII;

EID: 84859164570     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2012.02109.x     Document Type: Article

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