Scale-dependent environmental variables affecting red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris meridionalis) distribution

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 92-101

  Rima, P C ^a   Cagnin, M ^a   Aloise, G ^a   Preatoni, D ^b   Wauters, L A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Forest structure; Geographic information system; Habitat fragmentation; Sciurus vulgaris meridionalis; Southern Italy

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CONIFEROUS TREE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HOME RANGE; NATIONAL PARK; PATCH SIZE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RODENT; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

CALABRIA; ITALY; POLLINO NATIONAL PARK;

CONIFEROPHYTA; ILEX; QUERCUS; QUERCUS CERRIS; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS VULGARIS; TAMIASCIURUS;

EID: 77951159361     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000902766926     Document Type: Article

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