Fractal analysis measures habitat use at different spatial scales: An example with American marten

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1738-1747

  Nams, Vilis O ^a   Bourgeois, Maryse ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FRACTALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SNOW;

AMERICAN MARTEN; ANIMAL RESPONSE; HABITAT USE; TORTUOUSITY;

BIODIVERSITY;

FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; MOVEMENT; MUSTELID;

ANIMALIA; CONIFEROPHYTA; MARTES AMERICANA;

EID: 16844367764     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z04-167     Document Type: Article

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