Modelling wild ungulate distribution in alpine habitat: A case study

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 281-289

  Pompilio, Lucia ^a   Meriggi, Alberto ^b  

^a Piazza San Leonardo 1 ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capreolus capreolus; Cervus elaphus; Distribution; Habitat suitability; Italy; Predictive models; Rupicapra rupicapra; Western Alps

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT SELECTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; TOPOGRAPHY; UNGULATE;

CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA;

EID: 0035720797     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000109356420     Document Type: Article

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