Importance of scrub-pastureland mosaics for wild-living cats occurrence in a Mediterranean area: Implications for the conservation of the wildcat (Felis silvestris)

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 921-935

  Lozano, J ^a   Virgos E ^b   Malo, A F ^c   Huertas, D L ^d   Casanovas, J G ^e  

^a Grupo de Ecología Aplicada   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^c MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Felis silvestris; Forests; Landscape and micro habitat scales; Mediterranean area; Scrublands; Wild living cats

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FELID; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT MOSAIC; PASTURE; SCRUB;

SPAIN;

FELIDAE; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; FELIS SILVESTRIS; SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS;

EID: 0037403284     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022821708594     Document Type: Article

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