The habitat concept and a plea for standard terminology

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 173-182

  Hall, Linnea S ^a,b,c,d   Krausman, Paul R ^a,e,f,g   Morrison, Michael L ^a,b,d,h,i,j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^h NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

availability; critical habitat; habitat type; operational terminology; preference; quality; selection; standardization

Indexed keywords

ALIENATES; NEOPLEA;

EID: 0030996411     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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