Influence of roads on the endangered Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi): Are dirt and gravel roads different?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 633-640

  Brock, Rachel E ^a   Kelt, Douglas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corridors; Dipodomys stephensi; Landscape linkage; Stephens' kangaroo rat; Use of roads

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT CORRIDOR; MOVEMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; ROAD; RODENT;

ANIMALIA; DIPODOMYS; DIPODOMYS STEPHENSI; MACROPUS SP.;

EID: 2042520927     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.10.012     Document Type: Article

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