Population size and habitat of wild boar (Sus scrofa) in the Eastern Wanda mountains

Acta Theriologica Sinica

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-34

  Zhou, Shaochun ^a,b   Zhang, Minghai ^a   Sun, Haiyi ^b   Yin, Yuanxin ^b   Huang, Haijiao ^b   Yu, Hong Wei ^b   Lu, Xiangdong ^b   Ge, Dongning ^b   Tian, Jialong ^b  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Wildlife Research Institute of Heilongjiang Province   (China)

Author keywords

Eastern Wanda Mountains; Habitat selection; Population density and size; Threatening factors; Wild boar

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HUNTING; PIG; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETATION COVER; WILD POPULATION;

CHINA; HEILONGJIANG; WANDA MOUNTAINS;

PANTHERA TIGRIS ALTAICA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 77950799493     PISSN: 10001050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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