Reintroduction of the lynx into the Vosges mountain massif: From animal survival and movements to population development

Biological Conservation

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 370-385

  Vandel, Jean Michel ^a   Stahl, Philippe ^a   Herrenschmidt, Véronique ^b   Marboutin, Eric ^c  

^a OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^b Ministere de lEcologie et du Developpement Durable France   (France)

^c Off Natl de la Chasse S Benoist   (France)

Author keywords

Demographic simulations; Lynx lynx; Population monitoring; Reintroduction; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; MAMMAL; MONITORING SYSTEM; MOVEMENT; POPULATION GROWTH; REINTRODUCTION; SIMULATION; SURVIVORSHIP; TELEMETRY;

ANIMALIA; LYNX; LYNX LYNX;

EID: 33745074649     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.02.012     Document Type: Article

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