Habitat succession, hardwood encroachment and raccoons as limiting factors for Lower Keys marsh rabbits

Biological Conservation

Volumn 143, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2703-2710

  Schmidt, Paige M ^a,b   McCleery, Robert A ^a,c   Lopez, Roel R ^a   Silvy, Nova J ^a   Schmidt, Jason A ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Density; Habitat succession; Hardwood encroachment; Lagomorphs; Raccoon; Sylvilagus palustris hefneri

Indexed keywords

HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT QUALITY; LAGOMORPH; METAPOPULATION; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUCCESSION;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; FLORIDA KEYS; UNITED STATES;

LAGOMORPHA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; SYLVILAGUS PALUSTRIS; SYLVILAGUS PALUSTRIS HEFNERI;

EID: 77956879446     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.07.016     Document Type: Article

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