Snow-tracking and GIS: Using multiple species-environment models to determine optimal wildlife crossing sites and evaluate highway mitigation plans on the Trans-Canada Highway

Canadian Geographer

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 169-187

  Alexander, Shelley M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cougars; GIS; Lynx; Martens; Mitigation; Roads; Snow tracking; Trans Canada Highway; Wildlife; Wolves

Indexed keywords

CANID; FELID; GIS; MITIGATION; MODELING; REMOTE SENSING; ROAD; SNOW; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; TRACKING; VEGETATION COVER; WILDFIRE;

ALBERTA; BANFF NATIONAL PARK; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

CANIDAE; CANIS LUPUS; LYNX; LYNX CANADENSIS; MARTES AMERICANA; PUMA CONCOLOR;

EID: 44649162395     PISSN: 00083658     EISSN: 15410064     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0064.2008.00207.x     Document Type: Article

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