Carnivore occurrence along an urban-rural gradient: A landscape-level analysis

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1154-1164

  Randa, Lynda A ^a   Yunger, John A ^b  

^a Academic Alternatives and Instructional Support   (United States)

^b GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canis latrans; Coyote; Illinois; Landscape; Outlying mean index analysis; Procyon lotor; Raccoon; Red fox; Urban rural gradient; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

CANID; CARNIVORE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FELID; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CANIDAE; CANIS LATRANS; MAMMALIA; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 33846050989     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-224R2.1     Document Type: Review

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