Stone marten (Martes foina) habitat in a Mediterranean ecosystem: Effects of scale, sex, and interspecific interactions

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 275-286

  Santos, Maria João ^a,b   Santos Reis, Margarida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Compositional analysis; Cork oak woodlands; Mechanisms; Mesocarnivores; Rural interface; Scale

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; MARTES FOINA; QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 77952543870     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0317-9     Document Type: Article

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