Modeling habitat use of the threatened and endemic mara (Dolichotis patagonum, Rodentia, Caviidae) in agricultural landscapes of Monte Desert

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 73, Issue 4-5, 2009, Pages 444-448

  Rodriguez D ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PAMPA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Conservation biology; Habitat model; Human activity; Monte Desert; Patagonian hare

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BARE SOIL; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DESERT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION; GRAZING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT USE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RODENT;

ARGENTINA; MENDOZA; MONTE DESERT; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; CAVIIDAE; DOLICHOTIS PATAGONUM; RODENTIA;

EID: 60949111460     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.12.010     Document Type: Article

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