Conserving biodiversity in a changing world: Land use change and species richness in northern Tanzania

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2747-2759

  Msuha, Maurus J ^a,b,c   Carbone, Chris ^c   Pettorelli, Nathalie ^c   Durant, Sarah M ^c,d  

^a TANZANIA WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic pressure; Body weight; Camera traps; Mammals; Tarangire National Park

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; BODY MASS; CARNIVORE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CULTIVATION; GRAZING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE CHANGE; MAMMAL; NATIONAL PARK; PASTURE; RANGELAND; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

ARUSHA [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA; TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84866126578     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-012-0331-1     Document Type: Article

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