Fine-scale habitat use by orang-utans in a disturbed peat swamp forest, central kalimantan, and implications for conservation management

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 135-153

  Morrogh Bernard, Helen C ^a,c,d   Husson, Simon J ^a,c   Harsanto, Fransiskus A ^a,b   Chivers, David J ^c  

^a Orang Utan Tropical Peatland Project   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALANGKA RAYA   (Indonesia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; Conservation management; Habitat disturbance; Orang utan; Peat swamp forest; Selective logging

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BORNEO; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; FOREST; FORESTRY; INDONESIA; MALE; ORANG UTAN; PHYSIOLOGY; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; BORNEO; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FORESTRY; FORESTS; INDONESIA; MALE; PONGO PYGMAEUS; WETLANDS;

EID: 84901125711     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000358251     Document Type: Article

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