Spatial heterogeneities, carrying capacity, and feedbacks in animal-landscape interactions

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1040-1052

  Pastor, John ^a   Moen, Ron ^a   Cohen, Yosef ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystems; Landscapes; Mammals

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0000083634     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383047     Document Type: Article

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