Predicting occurrence of wolf territories in Scandinavia

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 272, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 276-283

  Karlsson, J ^a   Broseth H ^b   Sand, H ^a   Andren H ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat suitability; Human impact; Human wildlife conflicts; Wolf ecology

Indexed keywords

CANID; COLONIZATION; DEER; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; PREDICTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TERRITORY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

ALCES ALCES; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 34250698902     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00267.x     Document Type: Article

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