Habitat use by Oncifelis guigna and Pseudalopex culpaeus in a fragmented forest landscape in central Chile

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1135-1151

  Acosta Jamett, Gerardo ^a,b   Simonetti, Javier A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b Gerencia de Áreas Silvestres Protegidas   (Chile)

Author keywords

Carnivores; Conservation; Forest fragmentation; Habitat selection; Oncifelis guigna; Pseudalopex culpaeus; Scent stations

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT SELECTION; PLANTATION FORESTRY;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

CANIDAE; FELIDAE; ONCIFELIS; ONCIFELIS GUIGNA; PSEUDALOPEX; PSEUDALOPEX CULPAEUS;

EID: 1642379479     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIOC.0000018297.93657.7d     Document Type: Article

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