Factors affecting the persistence of New England cottontail metapopulations: The role of habitat management

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 686-693

  Litvaitis, John A ^a,c,d,e,f   Villafuerte, Rafael ^b,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d UNH ^*

^e OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^g Independent University of Barcelona

Author keywords

Cottontail rabbits; Fragmentation; Landscape; Metapopulation; New England; Simulation; Sylvilagus transitionalis

Indexed keywords

HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MANAGEMENT; METAPOPULATION; NEW ENGLAND COTTONTAIL;

USA, NEW ENGLAND;

SYLVILAGUS TRANSITIONALIS;

EID: 0030301023     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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