Multiple spatial-scale resource selection function models in relation to human disturbance for moose in northeastern China

Ecological Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 423-440

  Jiang, Guangshun ^a   Ma, Jianzhang ^a   Zhang, Minghai ^a   Stott, Philip ^b  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alces alces cameloides; Autologistic regression; Human disturbance; Lesser Khingan Mountains; Moose; Resource selection functions; TSS

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AVOIDANCE REACTION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MODELING; RESOURCE SELECTION; SLOPE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; UNGULATE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HEILONGJIANG; XIAO HINGGAN MOUNTAINS;

ALCES ALCES CAMELOIDES; BETULA PLATYPHYLLA; CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; LARIX; LARIX GMELINII; LARIX LARICINA;

EID: 67349106688     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-008-0519-8     Document Type: Article

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