Local knowledge and perceptions of animal population abundances by communities adjacent to the northern Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe

Tropical Conservation Science

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 255-269

  Gandiwa, Edson ^a  

^a ZIMBABWE PARKS AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Conservation; Knowledge; Local people; Perception; Savanna

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84866546210     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19400829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/194008291200500303     Document Type: Article

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