Using GIS to relate small mammal abundance and landscape structure at multiple spatial extents: The northern flying squirrel in Alberta, Canada

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 577-586

  Wheatley, Matthew ^a   Fisher, Jason T ^b   Larsen, Karl ^c   Litke, Joseph ^d   Boutin, Stan ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Canada)

^c THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Rocky Mountain House   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Geographical information systems; Glaucomys; Habitat type; Landscape composition; Predictive modelling

Indexed keywords

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GIS; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; POPULATION SIZE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RODENT;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CONIFEROPHYTA; FUNGI; GLAUCOMYS; GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS; MAMMALIA; PETAURISTINAE; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 21244450746     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2005.01034.x     Document Type: Article

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