Hierarchical den selection of Canada lynx in western Montana

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1497-1506

  Squires, John R ^a   Decesare, Nicholas J ^a,b   Kolbe, Jay A ^a,b,c   Ruggiero, Leonard F ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c Montana Fish   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada lynx; Den selection; Ecological scale; Habitat selection; Lynx canadensis; Mature forests; Montana

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; FELID; HABITAT SELECTION; REGENERATION; SITE FIDELITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ABIES; LYNX; LYNX CANADENSIS; PICEA;

EID: 53049085682     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-396     Document Type: Article

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