The effect of roads and traffic on hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) populations

Biological Conservation

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 111-116

  Huijser, Marcel P ^a   Bergers, Piet J M ^b  

^a Vereniging V Zoogdierkunde Z   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Erinaceus europaeus; Footprints; Hedgehog; Relative density; Traffic mortality

Indexed keywords

INSECTIVORE; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT;

ERINACEUS EUROPAEUS;

EID: 0034036561     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00006-9     Document Type: Article

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