Is density-dependent resource harvest a reliable habitat indicator for conservation and management?

Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 371-387

  Morris, Douglas W ^a   Mukherjee, Shomen ^a,b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Conservation; Density dependence; Giving up density; Habitat quality; Habitat selection; Optimal foraging

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; POPULATION DENSITY;

ALNUS; CLETHRIONOMYS; MURIDAE;

EID: 47049130195     PISSN: 15659801     EISSN: 22244662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJEE.53.3.371     Document Type: Article

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