Relative effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on population extinction

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 603-610

  Fahrig, Lenore ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Conservation biology; Extinction; Fragmentation; Habitat ecology; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat loss; Habitat restoration; Simulation; Spatial model; Species conservation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030799837     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802168     Document Type: Review

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