Predictive niche modelling to identify potential areas of conflicts between human activities and expanding predator populations: A case study of game management and the grey mongoose, Herpestes ichneumon, in Spain

Wildlife Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 343-354

  Recio, Mariano R ^a   Virgós, Emilio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

invasive species; Maxent; niche modelling; predator control; small game

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT TYPE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUNTING; INVASIVE SPECIES; POPULATION MODELING; PREDATOR; PRIORITIZATION; SMALL MAMMAL;

SPAIN;

CARNIVORA; HERPESTES ICHNEUMON; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 77954221457     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR09096     Document Type: Article

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