Wolves in the Casentinesi Forests: Insights for wolf conservation in Italy from a protected area with a rich wild prey community

Biological Conservation

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 249-260

  Apollonio, M ^a   Mattioli, L ^b   Scandura, M ^a   Mauri, L ^a   Gazzola, A ^a   Avanzinelli, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b Game Management Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conservation; Density; Pack size; Prey availability; Wolf

Indexed keywords

CANID; PREDATOR; PREY AVAILABILITY; PROTECTED AREA; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

CASENTINESI FOREST; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CANIDAE; CANIS; UNGULATA;

EID: 3543140697     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.02.021     Document Type: Article

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