Habitat suitability, corridors and dispersal barriers for large carnivores in Poland

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-192

  Huck, Maren ^a   Jedrzejewski, Włodzimierz ^a   Borowik, Tomasz ^a   Miłosz Cielma, Młagorzata ^a   Schmidt, Krzysztof ^a   Jedrzejewska, Bogumiła ^a   Nowak, Sabina ^b   Mysłajek, Robert W ^b  

^a MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b NONE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Ecological niche factor analysis; Green bridges; Least cost path analysis; Lynx lynx; Roads

Indexed keywords

CANID; CARNIVORE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISPERSAL; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GENE FLOW; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT CORRIDOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; METAPOPULATION; NATURAL BARRIER; ROAD;

POLAND;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; LYNX; LYNX LYNX;

EID: 77952900659     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/j.at.0001-7051.114.2009     Document Type: Article

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