Wildlife corridors in the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania

Ecological Restoration

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 282-285

  Rovero, Francesco ^a,b   Jones, Trevor ^c,d  

^a Museo Delle Scienze   (Italy)

^b Udzungwa Mountains National Park   (Tanzania)

^c Udzungwa Elephant Project   (Tanzania)

^d ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84870259302     PISSN: 15434060     EISSN: 15434079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/er.30.4.282     Document Type: Article

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