A model for evaluating the 'habitat potential' of a landscape for capercaillie Tetrao urogallus: A tool for conservation planning

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 21-33

  Braunisch, Veronika ^a   Suchant, Rudi ^a  

^a Württemberg Forest Research Institute of the state of Baden   (Germany)

Author keywords

'Habitat potential'; Capercaillie; Conservation; Ecological niche factor analysis; Habitat model; Landscape scale; Tetrao urogallus

Indexed keywords

TETRAO UROGALLUS;

EID: 34548011449     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2007)13[21:AMFETH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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