The Effect of Human Development on Mammal Populations of the Punta Leona Private Wildlife Refuge, Costa Rica

The effect of human development on six diurnal mammal species was studied using transects in the Punta Leona Private Wildlife Refuge, Puntarenas, Costa Rica during the dry season months of March and April 2006. Individuals/km was recorded for each species in more developed (MD) (near paved roads, bu...

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Main Authors: Michael Van Hulle, Christopher Vaughan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2009-06-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442009000100039