A Large-scale Regional Assessment of Suitable Habitat for Pygmy Rabbits in Southwestern Idaho

Northwest Science

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-41

  Simons, Erin M ^a,c   Laundré, John W ^b  

^a Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

^b Instituto de Ecologia AC Durango   (Mexico)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GIS; HABITAT QUALITY; LAGOMORPH; SOIL PROPERTY; TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION TYPE;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; BRACHYLAGUS; BRACHYLAGUS IDAHOENSIS; LAGOMORPHA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 1442340181     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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