Landscape and edge effects on the distribution of mammalian predators in Missouri

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 209-216

  Dijak, William D ^a   Thompson III, Frank R ^a  

^a Northern Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Edge effects; Forest fragmentation; Landscape; Missouri; Opossum; Raccoon; Striped skunk

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; EDGE EFFECT; LANDSCAPE; MAMMAL; PREDATOR; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

MISSOURI; UNITED STATES;

DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA; MEPHITIS MEPHITIS; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 0033964213     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802992     Document Type: Article

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