Spatiotemporal patterns of elephant poaching in south-eastern Kenya

Wildlife Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 234-249

  Maingi, John K ^a   Mukeka, Joseph M ^b   Kyale, Daniel M ^b   Muasya, Robert M ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITES; ELEPHANT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GIS; HOT SPOT; POACHING; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

KENYA;

ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA;

EID: 84860120826     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR11017     Document Type: Review

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