Population trends of antelopes in Waza National Park (Cameroon) show escalating effects of poaching and livestock intrusion

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 370-374

  Scholte, Paul ^a  

^a Nieuwe Teertuinen 12C   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84904730019     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aje.12106     Document Type: Article

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