Prospects for population expansion of the exotic aoudad (Ammotragus lervia; Bovidae) in the Iberian Peninsula: Clues from habitat suitability modelling

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 666-678

  Cassinello, Jorge ^a   Acevedo, Pelayo ^a   Hortal, Joaquín ^b,c,d  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^b MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^c Platform for Enhancing Ecological Research and Sustainability PEERS   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; ENFA; Exotic ungulates; Habitat suitability modelling; Iberian Peninsula; Realized niche

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT SELECTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NICHE; POPULATION DENSITY; SHEEP;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AMMOTRAGUS LERVIA; BOVIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 33750464870     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2006.00292.x     Document Type: Article

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