Selection of resting sites by the European hare as related to habitat characteristics during agricultural changes

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 183-189

  Pépin, Dominique ^a   Angibault, Jean Marc ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Arable farmland; Field margin; Habitat heterogeneity; Habitat selection; Lepus europaeus; Population decline

Indexed keywords

LEPUS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34447135623     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-007-0087-1     Document Type: Article

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