Scale-dependent habitat selectivity by fishers in south-central British Columbia

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-82

  Weir, Richard D ^a,b   Harestad, Alton S ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Artemis Wildlife Consultants   (Canada)

Author keywords

British Columbia; Element; Fishers; Habitat; Habitat selection; Martes pennanti; Patch; Spatial scale; Stand

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; MONITORING; MUSTELID; RADIOTELEMETRY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

MARTES; MARTES MARTES; MARTES PENNANTI; MUSTELIDAE;

EID: 0037287891     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3803063     Document Type: Article

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