Estimating roe deer abundance from pellet group counts in Spain: An assessment of methods suitable for Mediterranean woodlands

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1226-1230

  Acevedo, P ^a,b   Ferreres, J ^c   Jaroso, R ^b   Duran M ^b   Escudero, M A ^c   Marco, J ^c   Gortazar C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^c Ebronatura SL Camino de Cabezón Sn ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Deer management; Faeces counts; Mediterranean woodland; Population abundance; Roe deer; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

DEER MANAGEMENT; FAECES COUNTS; MEDITERRANEAN WOODLAND; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; ROE DEER; UNGULATES;

CROPS; FORESTRY;

PELLETIZING;

ABUNDANCE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEER; FECAL PELLET; HUMAN RESOURCE; SAMPLING; UNGULATE; WOODLAND;

SPAIN;

CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 77957882756     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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