Habitat selection of the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) near its carrying capacity: an example from Norway

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 317-325

  Pinto, B ^a,b   Santos, M J ^c   Rosell, F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b Praceta das Palmeiras ^*  (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVER FLOW; RODENT; SHRUB; VEGETATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

CASTOR FIBER; CASTORIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 65349103559     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z09-015     Document Type: Article

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