Gap crossing by chipmunks: An experimental test of landscape connectivity

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1556-1561

  Bowman, Jeff ^a,b   Fahrig, Lenore ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; POPULATION STATISTICS; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

LANDSCAPE;

BIODIVERSITY;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CANOPY GAP; CONNECTIVITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MOVEMENT; RODENT;

NORTH AMERICA;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; TAMIAS STRIATUS; UNDETERMINED SCIURIDAE 'CHIPMUNKS';

EID: 0036931106     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-161     Document Type: Article

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