Human-hippo conflicts in Kenya during 1997-2008: Vulnerability of a megaherbivore to anthropogenic land use changes

Journal of Land Use Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 395-406

  Kanga, Erustus M ^a,b   Ogutu, Joseph O ^c,d   Piepho, Hans Peter ^c   Olff, Han ^b  

^a KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^d INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

conflicts; hippopotamus; Kenya; land use; temporal trends

Indexed keywords

LAND USE CHANGE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PROTECTED AREA; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; SEASONALITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TREND ANALYSIS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

KENYA;

EID: 84870992039     PISSN: 1747423X     EISSN: 17474248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1747423X.2011.590235     Document Type: Article

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