Habitat selection by the spur-thighed tortoise Testudo graeca in a multisuccessional landscape: Implications for habitat management

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2287-2299

  Anadon J D ^a   Gimenez A ^a   Perez I ^b   Martinez M ^b   Esteve, M A ^b  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cultural landscapes; Habitat management; Hierarchical habitat selection; Natura 2000; Southeast Spain; Testudo graeca; Vegetational succession

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT SELECTION; HOME RANGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; RECOLONIZATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TURTLE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

REPTILIA; TESTUDO GRAECA;

EID: 33745246338     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-004-8226-4     Document Type: Article

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