International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 680

Full Length Research Paper

A multi-method approach for the inventory of the adult population of a critically endangered crocodilian, the Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) at Dhikala, Corbett Tiger Reserve incorporating direct counts and trail cameras

S. M. Chowfin
  • S. M. Chowfin
  • The Gadoli and Manda Khal Wildlife Conservation Trust, P.O. Box 27, Pauri, District Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India.
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A. J. Leslie
  • A. J. Leslie
  • Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Faculty of Agri Sciences, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland, 7600, South Africa.
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  •  Accepted: 12 December 2013
  •  Published: 28 February 2014

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