Estimating forest duiker (Cephalophinae) density in korup national park: A case study on the performance of three line transect methods

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-10

  Viquerat, Sacha Marc Anton ^a   Bobo, Kadiri Serge ^b   Mller, Mareike ^a   Kiffner, Christian ^a,c   Waltert, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

diurnal survey; dung survey; nocturnal survey; power analysis; resolution

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; BUSHMEAT; DATA ACQUISITION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FECES; HUNTING; LINE TRANSECT; NATIONAL PARK; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION DENSITY; RESOLUTION; TRADE; UNGULATE;

CAMEROON; KORUP NATIONAL PARK; SUD OUEST PROVINCE;

ANIMALIA; CEPHALOPHINAE; CEPHALOPHUS; CEPHALOPHUS MONTICOLA; CEPHALOPHUS OGILBYI; UNGULATA;

EID: 84863708526     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3957/056.042.0110     Document Type: Review

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