The German wildlife information system (WILD): Population densities and den use of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and badgers (Meles meles) during 2003-2007 in Germany

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-105

  Keuling, Oliver ^a   Greiser, Grit ^b   Grauer, Andreas ^a   Strauß, Egbert ^a   Bartel Steinbach, Martina ^c   Klein, Roland ^c   Wenzelides, Ludger ^c   Winter, Armin ^d  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b LFE Brandenburg   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^d Verband Deutscher Papierfabriken eV   (Germany)

Author keywords

Management; Monitoring; Population density; Reference areas; Sett usage; Small game predators

Indexed keywords

MELES MELES; TAXIDIINAE; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 79251601354     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-010-0403-z     Document Type: Article

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