Using bobcat habitat suitability to prioritize habitat preservation on a suburbanizing barrier island

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 386-394

  Roberts, Shane B ^a,c   Jordan, James D ^b   Bettinger, Pete ^a   Warren, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Town of Kiawah Island   (United States)

^c IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Bobcat; Habitat suitability; Land trust; Lynx rufus; Preservation; South Carolina; Suburban

Indexed keywords

BARRIER ISLAND; DATA SET; FELID; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GIS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT RESTORATION; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; INDEX METHOD; LAND COVER; LIVING RESOURCE; MAPPING METHOD; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL;

SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

LYNX; LYNX RUFUS;

EID: 77950288431     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-431     Document Type: Article

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