Effects of urbanization and habitat fragmentation on bobcats and coyotes in southern California

Conservation Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 566-576

  Riley, Seth P D ^a   Sauvajot, Raymond M ^a   Fuller, Todd K ^b   York, Eric C ^a   Kamradt, Denise A ^a   Bromley, Cassity ^a   Wayne, Robert K ^c  

^a Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area   (United States)

^b Holdsworth Natural Resources Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANID; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FELID; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HOME RANGE; MORTALITY; URBANIZATION;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS LATRANS; FELIDAE; LYNX; LYNX RUFUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0042239573     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2003.01458.x     Document Type: Article

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