Spatial distribution, connectivity, and the influence of scale: Habitat availability for the endangered Mona Island rock iguana

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 905-917

  Perotto Baldivieso, Humberto L ^a   Meléndez Ackerman, Elvia ^b,c   García, Miguel A ^c,f   Leimgruber, Peter ^e   Cooper, Susan M ^a   Martínez, Alma ^b,c   Calle, Paulina ^b,c   Ramos Gonzáles, Olga M ^d   Quiñones, Maya ^d   Christen, Catherine A ^e   Pons, Gaspar ^c,g  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Puerto Rico Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^d INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY   (Puerto Rico)

^e SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f Department of Natural and Environmental Resources   (Puerto Rico)

^g NONE   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri; Habitat spatial distribution; Landscape structure; Mona Island; Mona rock iguana; Scale

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONNECTIVITY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; IKONOS; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; LIZARD; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; MONA ISLAND; PUERTO RICO;

CYCLURA CORNUTA STEJNEGERI; IGUANA; IGUANIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 63149123535     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9520-3     Document Type: Article

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