Effects of experimental habitat fragmentation and connectivity on root vole demography

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 839-852

  Ims, Rolf A ^a   Andreassen, Harry P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Demography; Density dependence; Habitat corridors; Habitat fragmentation; Matriline diversity

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; POPULATION GROWTH; RODENT;

MICROTUS;

EID: 0032832264     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.1999.00336.x     Document Type: Article

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