Edge effects, predator movements, and the travel-lane paradox

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 315-320

  Larivière, Serge ^a  

^a Delta Waterfowl Foundation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fragmentation; Habitat edge; Habitat selection; Nest predation; Travel lane

Indexed keywords

EDGE EFFECT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT USE; MAMMAL; NEST PREDATION; PREDATOR;

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0038814738     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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