Using Penrose distance to identify potential risk of wildlife-vehicle collisions

Biological Conservation

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1119-1128

  Kolowski, Joseph M ^a   Nielsen, Clayton K ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bobcat; Geographic information system; Lynx rufus; Penrose distance; Roads; Wildlife vehicle collision

Indexed keywords

COLLISION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FELID; GIS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROAD TRANSPORT; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

LEOPARDUS PARDALIS; LYNX; LYNX PARDINUS; LYNX RUFUS; PUMA CONCOLOR CORYI;

EID: 41849099922     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.02.011     Document Type: Article

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