Assessing landscape connectivity with calibrated cost-distance modelling: Predicting common toad distribution in a context of spreading agriculture

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 833-841

  Janin, Agnès ^a   Léna, Jean Paul ^a   Ray, Nicolas ^b   Delacourt, Christophe ^a,c   Allemand, Pascal ^a,d   Joly, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^d INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EUROPÉEN DE LA MER   (France)

Author keywords

Calibration; Composition; Configuration; Fragmentation; Landscape complementation; Potential movement zone; Resistance

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONNECTIVITY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; MIGRATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TOAD;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; BUFO BUFO;

EID: 67649945691     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01665.x     Document Type: Article

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