Understanding spatial and temporal patterns of human-elephant conflict in Assam, India

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Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 140-149

  Wilson, Scott ^a   Davies, Tammy E ^b   Hazarika, Nandita ^c   Zimmermann, Alexandra ^a,d  

^a CHESTER ZOO   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c EcoSystems India ^*  (India)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asian elephant; Assam; crop raiding; Elephas maximus; human elephant conflict; India; refuge; spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 84920119103     PISSN: 00306053     EISSN: 13653008     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0030605313000513     Document Type: Article

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