Big cats in our backyards: persistence of large carnivores in a human dominated landscape in India.
Protected areas are extremely important for the long term viability of biodiversity in a densely populated country like India where land is a scarce resource. However, protected areas cover only 5% of the land area in India and in the case of large carnivores that range widely, human use landscapes...
Main Authors: | Vidya Athreya, Morten Odden, John D C Linnell, Jagdish Krishnaswamy, Ullas Karanth |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3590292?pdf=render |
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