Modelling the effects of mink and habitat fragmentation on the water vole

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 475-490

  Rushton, S P ^a   Barreto, G W ^b   Cormack, R M ^c   Macdonald, D W ^b   Fuller, R ^d  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GIS; Habitat fragmentation; Individual based; Mink predation; Spatial model

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POPULATION MODELING; PREDATION; RODENT;

ENGLAND (OXFORDSHIRE); UNITED KINGDOM; WINDRUSH RIVER;

ARVICOLA TERRESTRIS; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 0034095816     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2000.00504.x     Document Type: Article

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