Satellite tracking of Mongolian gazelles (Procapra gutturosa) and habitat shifts in their seasonal ranges

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 269, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 291-298

  Ito, T Y ^a   Miura, N ^b   Lhagvasuren, B ^c   Enkhbileg, D ^c   Takatsuki, S ^d   Tsunekawa, A ^a   Jiang, Z ^e  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b PASCO CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Mongolia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^e YAMANASHI INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

ARGOS system; Gobi; Home range; MODIS NDVI; Primary productivity; Seasonal migration; Steppe; Ungulate

Indexed keywords

HOME RANGE; MIGRATION ROUTE; NDVI; SATELLITE SENSOR; STEPPE; UNGULATE;

ASIA; DORNGOVI; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MONGOLIA; SOUTH GOBI;

GAZELLA; PROCAPRA GUTTUROSA;

EID: 33745081538     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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