2000/01/01 by Emmanuel de Merode, Kes Hillman-Smith, Aaron Nicholas +2 · 23 citations
Environmental Science · Psychology · Medicine · #Wildlife Ecology and Conservation #Primate Behavior and Ecology #Zoonotic diseases and public health #Wildlife #Geography #Abundance (ecology) #Distribution (mathematics) #Range (aeronautics) #National park #Mammal #Agriculture #Wildlife conservation #Spatial distribution #Ecology #Environmental protection #Remote sensing #Biology
paper · doi:10.1080/01431160050110223
published in International Journal of Remote Sensing 21(13-14), 2665-2683 (Taylor & Francis)
openalex publication_date 2000/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
This study explores the relationship between human activity and the distribution of wildlife populations in north-eastern Congo. It is hypothesized that the presence of agricultural communities, proximity to urban markets and conservation practices affect three characteristics of wildlife distribution: the presence (range), abundance and community structure of large mammal populations. The area studied was extensive and required the use of wildlife sampling and remote sensing techniques to generate data on wildlife distribution and the explanatory factors. The results show that wildlife protection is associated with high animal abundance. However, the presence of agricultural populations is not associated with low animal abundance.