Site and landscape features ruling the habitat use and occupancy of the polecat (Mustela putorius) in a low density area: A multiscale approach

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 157-162

  Zabala, J ^a,b   Zuberogoitia, I ^b   Martinez Climent J A ^a  

^a Zoologia Eta AZD Saila EHU UPV ^*  (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservation; GIS modelling; Landscape; Management; Polecat

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS;

EID: 23944503582     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-005-0094-z     Document Type: Article

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