Habitat selection by American martens in coastal California

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 458-468

  Slauson, Keith M ^a,b   Zielinski, William J ^b   Hayes, John P ^a,c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Coastal forest; Habitat selection; Marten; Martes americana; Shrub cover

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; CONIFEROUS TREE; HABITAT SELECTION; HOME RANGE; MUSTELID; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; REFUGE; VEGETATION COVER;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA; MARTES AMERICANA;

EID: 51149116888     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2004-332     Document Type: Article

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