Spatial viability analysis of Amur tiger Panthera tigris altaica in the Russian Far East: The role of protected areas and landscape matrix in population persistence

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1056-1068

  Carroll, Carlos ^a,c   Miquelle, Dale G ^b  

^a Klamath Center for Conservation Research   (United States)

^b Russian Far East Program and Wildlife Conservation Society   (Russian Federation)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amur tiger; Connectivity; Conservation planning; Focal species; Population viability analysis; Resource selection functions; SEPM

Indexed keywords

FELID; LANDSCAPE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FAR EAST; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

PANTHERA; PANTHERA TIGRIS ALTAICA; PANTHERA TIGRIS LONGIPILIS; PINUS KORAIENSIS;

EID: 33750518396     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01237.x     Document Type: Article

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