Carnivore persistence in fragmented habitats in urban southern California

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 144-151

  Tigas, Lourraine A ^a   Van Vuren, Dirk H ^a   Sauvajot, Raymond M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canis latrans; Carnivores; Fragment isolation; Habitat fragmentation; Lynx rufus; Urban wildlife

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; URBAN AREA;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS LATRANS; CARNIVORA; DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS; DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA; LYNX; LYNX RUFUS; MEPHITIDAE; MEPHITIS; MEPHITIS MEPHITIS; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS;

EID: 0242306835     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc030144     Document Type: Article

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