The influence of forest fragmentation and landscape pattern on American martens

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 157-172

  Hargis, Christina D ^b   Bissonette, John A ^a   Turner, David L ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Edge density; Habitat fragmentation; Mattes americana; Proximity index; Timber harvests

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CARNIVORE; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION;

UNITED STATES;

CARNIVORA; MAMMALIA; MARTES AMERICANA; MATTES; MATTES AMERICANA; MUSTELINAE;

EID: 0032890592     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1999.00377.x     Document Type: Article

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