Paradigm shifts in habitat ecology of threatened newfoundland martens

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 719-728

  Hearn, Brian J ^a,d   Harrison, Daniel J ^b   Fuller, Angela K ^b   Lundrigan, Cyril G ^c   Curran, William J ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c Western Newfoundland Model Forest   (Canada)

^d Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat; Marten; Martes Americana; Newfoundland; Preference; Scale; Selection

Indexed keywords

HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; HOME RANGE; LAND COVER; MAMMAL; PARADIGM SHIFT;

CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

CONIFEROPHYTA; MARTES AMERICANA;

EID: 77951833194     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2009-138     Document Type: Article

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