Modelling the distribution of the European Polecat Mustela putorius in a Mediterranean agricultural landscape

Revue d'Ecologie (La Terre et la Vie)

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-47

  Mestre, Frederico M ^a   Ferreira, Joaquim P ^b   Mira, António ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MUSTELID; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION MODELING; VEGETATION COVER;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

MUSTELA PUTORIUS;

EID: 34347347258     PISSN: 02497395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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