Grey squirrel Sciurus carolinensis management in Italy - Squirrel distribution in a highly fragmented landscape

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-124

  Wauters, Luc A ^a   Gurnell, John ^a   Currado, Italo ^b   Mazzoglio, Peter J ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Distribution; Fragmented landscape; Grey squirrel; Population control; Sciurus carolinensis; Tree species diversity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAROLINENSIS; CORYLUS AMERICANA; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS; SCIURUS VULGARIS; TAMIASCIURUS;

EID: 0030776706     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.1997.014     Document Type: Article

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