Vertebrates respond differently to human disturbance: implications for the use of a focal species approach

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 109-118

  Ficetola, Gentile Francesco ^a   Sacchi, Roberto ^b   Scali, Stefano ^c   Gentilli, Augusto ^b   De Bernardi, Fiorenza ^a   Galeotti, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^c Museo Civico di Storia Naturale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Biodiversity indicators; Birds; Focal species; Recreation ecology; Reptiles; Small mammals; Surrogacy; Trampling

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIRD; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; REPTILE; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; SURROGATE METHOD; TRAMPLING; VERTEBRATE;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33847389964     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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