Landscape linkages and conservation planning for the black bear in west-central Florida

Animal Conservation

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-34

  Larkin, Jeffery L ^a   Maehr, David S ^a   Hoctor, Thomas S ^b   Orlando, Michael A ^a   Whitney, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAR; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; GIS; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 14644386861     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943003001100     Document Type: Article

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