Using radio-tracking and direct observation to estimate roe deer Capreolus capreolus density in a fragmented landscape: A pilot study

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 313-320

  Hewison, A J Mark ^a   Angibault, Jean Marc ^a   Cargnelutti, Bruno ^a   Coulon, Aurélie ^a   Rames, Jean Luc ^a   Serrano, Emmannuel ^a   Verheyden, Hélène ^a   Morellet, Nicolas ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Capreolus capreolus; Capture mark recapture; Density; Edge effects; Roe deer; Ungulates; Woodland fragmentation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 35348948644     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2007)13[313:URADOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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