Spatial organisation and dynamics of the pine marten Martes martes population in Białowieza Forest (E Poland) compared with other European woodlands

Ecography

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-43

  Zalewski, Andrzej ^a   Wlodzimierz J W ^a  

^a MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST COVER; HOME RANGE; MUSTELID; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREY AVAILABILITY; SITE FIDELITY;

BIALOWIEZA FOREST; EURASIA; EUROPE;

MARTES AMERICANA; MARTES MARTES; RODENTIA;

EID: 33645028929     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2005.0906-7590.04313.x     Document Type: Review

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