Acoustic monitoring for conservation in tropical forests: examples from forest elephants
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DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.12730
Abstract: Summary The accelerating loss of biodiversity worldwide demands effective tools for monitoring animal populations and informing conservation action. In habitats where direct observation is difficult (rain forests, oceans), or for cryptic species (shy, nocturnal), passive… read more here.
Keywords: forest elephants; monitoring conservation; conservation; monitoring ... See more keywords
Movement patterns of forest elephants ( Loxodonta cyclotis Matschie, 1900) in the Odzala‐Kokoua National Park, Republic of Congo
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DOI: 10.1111/aje.12695
Abstract: The fieldwork was financed by African Parks. We are grateful to the Congolese wildlife authorities (Ministere de l'Economie Forestiere et de l'Environnement) for the permission to carry out this study, and we are deeply indebted… read more here.
Keywords: forest elephants; elephants loxodonta; movement patterns; loxodonta cyclotis ... See more keywords
Forest elephant movement and habitat use in a tropical forest-grassland mosaic in Gabon
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199387
Abstract: Poaching of forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) for ivory has decimated their populations in Central Africa. Studying elephant movement can provide insight into habitat and resource use to reveal where, when, and why they move and… read more here.
Keywords: movement; forest elephants; use; forest ... See more keywords
Abundance, density, and social structure of African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) in a human-modified landscape in southwestern Gabon
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231832
Abstract: Population monitoring is critical to effective conservation, but forest living taxa can be difficult to directly observe. This has been true of African forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis), for which we have limited information regarding population… read more here.
Keywords: forest elephants; elephants loxodonta; density; african forest ... See more keywords
Ivory Coast without ivory: Massive extinction of African forest elephants in Côte d’Ivoire
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232993
Abstract: In pre-colonial and colonial times Côte d’Ivoire probably hosted one of the largest elephant populations in West Africa, resulting in the country’s name Côte d’Ivoire (in English Ivory Coast) by French settlers. Numbers declined and… read more here.
Keywords: ivory coast; size; forest elephant; forest elephants ... See more keywords