Home-range and habitat selection by adult cougars in southern California

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1235-1245

  Dickson, Brett G ^a,b   Beier, Paul ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Compositional analysis; Cougar; Fixed kernel home range; Habitat selection; Home range; Puma concolor; Riparian; Roads; Scale; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

FELID; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT SELECTION; HOME RANGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

CALIFORNIA; SANTA ANA MOUNTAIN RANGE; UNITED STATES;

FELIDAE; PUMA CONCOLOR; RIPARIA;

EID: 0036816385     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802956     Document Type: Article

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