Root vole movement patterns: Do ditches function as habitat corridors?

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 409-421

  Mauritzen, Mette ^a   Bergers, Piet J M ^b   Andreassen, Harry P ^a   Bussink, Harry ^b   Barendse, Rutger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Habitat preference; Linear habitat; Microtus oeconomus

Indexed keywords

HABITAT CORRIDOR; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MOVEMENT; RODENT;

NETHERLANDS;

MICROTUS OECONOMUS;

EID: 0032781594     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1999.00414.x     Document Type: Article

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