Human-related disturbance risk and distance to cover affect use of montane pastures by Pyrenean chamois

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 217-228

  Pépin, Dominique ^a   Lamerenx, Frank ^a   Chadelaud, Hervé ^a   Recarte, José Miguel ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Disturbance risk; Grouping pattern; Habitat use; Management; Pyrenean chamois; Safety conditions

Indexed keywords

GROUP SIZE; HABITAT USE;

FAGACEAE; FAGUS SYLVATICA; RUPICAPRA PYRENAICA;

EID: 0030461590     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1591(95)00661-3     Document Type: Article

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