Prioritizing habitat for surveys of an uncommon mammal: A modeling approach applied to pygmy rabbits

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 827-833

  Rachlow, Janet L ^a   Svancara, Leona K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachylagus idahoensis; Geography information system; Habitat model; Habitat relationships; Idaho; Pygmy rabbits; Species occurrence; Surveys

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FIELD SURVEY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; SMALL MAMMAL; SOIL DEPTH; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; VEGETATION TYPE;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BRACHYLAGUS; BRACHYLAGUS IDAHOENSIS; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33750395869     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-387R2.1     Document Type: Review

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