Swamp rabbits in floodplain ecosystems: Influence of landscape- and stand-level habitat on relative abundance

Wetlands

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 615-623

  Scharine, Paul D ^a   Nielsen, Clayton K ^a   Schauber, Eric M ^a   Rubert, Lyann ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bottomland hardwood forest; Floodplain forest; Sylvilagus aquaticus; Wildlife habitat relationship

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; FLOODPLAIN; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LAGOMORPH; MICROHABITAT; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SYLVILAGUS AQUATICUS;

EID: 77749240017     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/08-48.1     Document Type: Article

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