Original Paper
Predator–prey relationships and responses of ungulates and their predators to the establishment of protected areas: A case study of tigers, leopards and their prey in Bardia National Park, Nepal
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CI 4.40
Dec 5, 2008
Published
Abstract
Interactions among sympatric large predators and their prey and how they respond to conservation measures are poorly known. This study examines predictions concerning the effects of establishing a protected area in Nepal on tigers (Panthera tigris), leopards (Panthera pardus), and their ungulate prey. Within a part of the park, after 22 years the total density of wild ungulates had increased fourfold, to ca. 200 animals/km 2 , almost exclusively due to a
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Paper Details
- Title
- Predator–prey relationships and responses of ungulates and their predators to the establishment of protected areas: A case study of tigers, leopards and their prey in Bardia National Park, Nepal
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.10.020
- Published
- Dec 5, 2008
- Journal
- Volume
- 142
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 189–202