Cost analysis of remotely sensed foraging paths in patchy landscapes with plant anti-herbivore defenses (Patagonia, Argentina)

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1291-1301

  Ares, Jorge O ^a   Dignani, Jorge ^a   Bertiller, Mónica B ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cost model; Foraging; Large herbivores; Patagonian Monte; Remote sensing; Spatial analysis; Surface cost theory

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALGORITHM; ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GPS; GRAZING; REMOTE SENSING; RUMINANT; SHRUBLAND;

PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE;

EID: 35349012248     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-007-9107-5     Document Type: Article

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