Simulating Brown hare (Lepus europaeus Pallas) dispersion: A tool for wildlife management of wide areas

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 335-350

  Pelorosso, Raffaele ^a   Boccia, Lorenzo ^b   Amici, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brown hare; Dispersion; Landscape fragmentation; Multicriterial evaluation; Wildlife management

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LEPUS; LEPUS CAPENSIS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS;

EID: 55849121542     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2008.335     Document Type: Article

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