Effects of off-highway vehicle use on the American marten

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1558-1571

  Zielinski, William J ^a   Slauson, Keith M ^a   Bowles, Ann E ^b  

^a PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b HUBBS SEAWORLD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

American marten; California; Disturbance; Martes americana; Noise; Off highway vehicles; Sierra nevada

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AUTOMOBILE; HOME RANGE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MUSTELID; ROAD TRANSPORT; WILDERNESS AREA;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

MARTES AMERICANA;

EID: 53049091094     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-397     Document Type: Article

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