Landscape fragmentation influences winter body mass of roe deer

Ecography

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1062-1070

  Hewison, A J Mark ^a   Morellet, Nicolas ^a   Verheyden, Helene ^a   Daufresne, Tanguy ^a   Angibault, Jean Marc ^a   Cargnelutti, Bruno ^a   Merlet, Joel ^a   Picot, Denis ^a   Rames, Jean Luc ^a   Joachim, Jean ^a   Lourtet, Bruno ^a   Serrano, Emmanuel ^a,b   Bideau, Eric ^a   Cebe, Nicolas ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CULTIVATION; DEER; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; FAT RESERVE; FITNESS; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; JUVENILE; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WOODLAND;

CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE;

EID: 72049130840     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2009.05888.x     Document Type: Article

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