Relative use of contiguous and fragmented boreal forest by red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 359-365

  Bayne, Erin ^a,c   Hobson, Keith ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT USE; PATCH SIZE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RODENT;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS;

EID: 0034089538     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-78-3-359     Document Type: Article

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