Habitat selection by Eurasian pine martens Martes martes in managed forests of southern boreal Scandinavia

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 289-297

  Brainerd, Scott M ^a,b,d   Rolstad, Jørund ^c  

^a Grimso Wildlife Research Station   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Eurasian pine marten; Habitat selection; Martes martes; Scandinavia

Indexed keywords

MARTES; MARTES AMERICANA; MARTES MARTES; MUSTELINAE; PICEA;

EID: 0036918680     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.2002.026     Document Type: Article

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