Influence of prey depletion and human disturbance on tiger occupancy in Nepal

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 289, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 10-18

  Barber Meyer, S M ^a,g   Jnawali, S R ^b   Karki, J B ^c   Khanal, P ^d   Lohani, S ^a   Long, B ^a   Mackenzie, D I ^e   Pandav, B ^f,h   Pradhan, N M B ^d   Shrestha, R ^d,i   Subedi, N ^b   Thapa, G ^d   Thapa, K ^d,j   Wikramanayake, E ^a  

^a WWF US   (United States)

^b National Trust for Nature Conservation   (Nepal)

^c Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation ^*  (Nepal)

^d WWF Nepal   (Nepal)

^e Proteus Wildlife Research Consultants   (New Zealand)

^f WWF INTERNATIONAL   (Switzerland)

^g U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^h WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA   (India)

ⁱ Eastern Himalayas Program (WWF US)   (Canada)

^j VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Nepal; Occupancy; Panthera tigris; Prey depletion; Terai Arc Landscape; Tiger

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DISPERSAL; DISTURBANCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FELID; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POACHING; PREY AVAILABILITY; PROTECTED AREA;

NEPAL; TARAI;

PANTHERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS;

EID: 84871614249     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2012.00956.x     Document Type: Article

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