Effects of roads on badger Meles meles populations in south-west England

Biological Conservation

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 117-124

  Clarke, G Philip ^a   White, Piran C L ^a   Harris, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Badger; Fragmentation; Mortality; Roads; Traffic

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; DISPERSAL; MAMMAL; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; MORTALITY; ROAD TRANSPORT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CARNIVORA; MAMMALIA; MELES MELES; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 0031706137     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(98)00018-4     Document Type: Article

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