Declines of the gopher tortoise on protected lands

Biological Conservation

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 120-127

  McCoy, Earl D ^a   Mushinsky, Henry R ^a   Lindzey, Jonathan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida; Gopher tortoise; Management; Population decline; Protected lands

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION STATUS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; POPULATION DECLINE; PROTECTED AREA; REPTILE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS;

EID: 28844499935     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.09.021     Document Type: Article

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