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dc.contributor.authorBlake, Stephenen_UK
dc.contributor.authorStrindberg, Samanthaen_UK
dc.contributor.authorBoudjan, Patricken_UK
dc.contributor.authorMakombo, Calixteen_UK
dc.contributor.authorInogwabini, Bila-Isiaen_UK
dc.contributor.authorIlambu, Omarien_UK
dc.contributor.authorGrossmann, Falken_UK
dc.contributor.authorBene-Bene, Lamberten_UK
dc.contributor.authorde Semboli, Brunoen_UK
dc.contributor.authorMbenzo, Valentinen_UK
dc.contributor.authorS'hwa, Dinoen_UK
dc.contributor.authorBayogo, Rosineen_UK
dc.contributor.authorWilliamson, Elizabeth Aen_UK
dc.contributor.authorFay, Mikeen_UK
dc.contributor.authorHart, Johnen_UK
dc.contributor.authorMaisels, Fionaen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-20T01:30:05Z-
dc.date.available2017-10-20T01:30:05Z-
dc.date.issued2007-04en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/1176-
dc.description.abstractDebate over repealing the ivory trade ban dominates conferences of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Resolving this controversy requires accurate estimates of elephant population trends and rates of illegal killing. Most African savannah elephant populations are well known; however, the status of forest elephants, perhaps a distinct species, in the vast Congo Basin is unclear. We assessed population status and incidence of poaching from line-transect and reconnaissance surveys conducted on foot in sites throughout the Congo Basin. Results indicate that the abundance and range of forest elephants are threatened from poaching that is most intense close to roads. The probability of elephant presence increased with distance to roads, whereas that of human signs declined. At all distances from roads, the probability of elephant occurrence was always higher inside, compared to outside, protected areas, whereas that of humans was always lower. Inside protected areas, forest elephant density was correlated with the size of remote forest core, but not with size of protected area. Forest elephants must be prioritised in elephant management planning at the continental scale.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science (PLoS)en_UK
dc.relationBlake S, Strindberg S, Boudjan P, Makombo C, Inogwabini B, Ilambu O, Grossmann F, Bene-Bene L, de Semboli B, Mbenzo V, S'hwa D, Bayogo R, Williamson EA, Fay M, Hart J & Maisels F (2007) Forest elephant crisis in the Congo Basin. PLoS Biology, 5 (4), p. e111. http://biology.plosjournals.org/; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0050111en_UK
dc.rightsPublished in PLoS Biology by the Public Library of Science (PLoS).; Open Access. Publisher statement: "This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited". http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/en_UK
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/en_UK
dc.subjectAfrican Elephantsen_UK
dc.subjectElephantsen_UK
dc.subjectEndangered species Africaen_UK
dc.titleForest elephant crisis in the Congo Basinen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pbio.0050111en_UK
dc.citation.jtitlePLoS Biologyen_UK
dc.citation.issn1545-7885en_UK
dc.citation.issn1544-9173en_UK
dc.citation.volume5en_UK
dc.citation.issue4en_UK
dc.citation.spagee111en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.identifier.urlhttp://biology.plosjournals.org/en_UK
dc.author.emaile.a.williamson@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Marylanden_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationWildlife Conservation Society (Africa Program)en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationWildlife Conservation Society (Africa Program)en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationWildlife Conservation Society (Africa Program)en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationWildlife Conservation Society (Africa Program)en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationWildlife Conservation Society (Africa Program)en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationWildlife Conservation Society (Africa Program)en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationWorld Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF)en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationWWF Central Africa Regional Programme Office (Cameroon)en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationWildlife Conservation Society (Africa Program)en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationWildlife Conservation Society (Africa Program)en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationBangassou Forest Project (Central African Republic)en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationPsychologyen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationWildlife Conservation Society (Africa Program)en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationWildlife Conservation Society (Africa Program)en_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationWildlife Conservation Societyen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000245901500025en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid808219en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0001-6848-9154en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0002-0778-0615en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2007-04-30en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2009-05-12en_UK
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
rioxxterms.versionVoRen_UK
local.rioxx.authorBlake, Stephen|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorStrindberg, Samantha|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorBoudjan, Patrick|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorMakombo, Calixte|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorInogwabini, Bila-Isia|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorIlambu, Omari|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorGrossmann, Falk|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorBene-Bene, Lambert|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorde Semboli, Bruno|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorMbenzo, Valentin|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorS'hwa, Dino|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorBayogo, Rosine|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorWilliamson, Elizabeth A|0000-0001-6848-9154en_UK
local.rioxx.authorFay, Mike|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorHart, John|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorMaisels, Fiona|0000-0002-0778-0615en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
local.rioxx.freetoreaddate2009-05-12en_UK
local.rioxx.licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/|2009-05-12|en_UK
local.rioxx.filenameBlake_etal2007.pdfen_UK
local.rioxx.filecount1en_UK
local.rioxx.source1544-9173en_UK
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