Mapping landscape resistance to identify corridors and barriers for elephant movement in Southern Africa

Spatial Complexity, Informatics, and Wildlife Conservation

Volumn 9784431877714, Issue , 2010, Pages 349-367

  Cushman, Samuel A ^c   Chase, Michael ^a   Griffin, Curtice ^b  

^a ELEPHANTS WITHOUT BORDERS   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

HIGH INTENSITY; HUMAN POPULATION; HUMAN-ELEPHANT CONFLICTS; MANAGEMENT OPTIONS; PER CAPITA; POPULATION LEVELS; PROTECTED AREAS; TOURIST INDUSTRY;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

EID: 84919976355     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-87771-4_19     Document Type: Chapter

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