Evaluating recovery strategies for an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) population in the united states

Biological Conservation

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 512-522

  Haines, Aaron M ^a   Tewes, Michael E ^a   Laack, Linda L ^b   Grant, William E ^c   Young, John ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^b Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Extinction; Ocelot; Population viability analysis; Recovery; Texas; United States

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FELID; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT RESTORATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

CAMERON COUNTY [TEXAS]; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

LEOPARDUS PARDALIS;

EID: 24944437154     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.06.032     Document Type: Article

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