Using occupancy and population models to assess habitat conservation opportunities for an isolated carnivore population

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 788-803

  Spencer, Wayne ^a   Rustigian Romsos, Heather ^b   Strittholt, James ^b   Scheller, Robert ^b   Zielinski, William ^c   Truex, Richard ^d  

^a Conservation Biology Institute ^*  (United States)

^b Pacific Southwest Research Station ^*  (United States)

^c PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Fisher; Generalized additive model (GAM); Habitat model; Martes pennanti; Occupancy model; PATCH; Population model; Sierra Nevada

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; CARRYING CAPACITY; CONSERVATION STATUS; DATA PROCESSING; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE INCIDENCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; ISOLATED POPULATION; MORTALITY; MUSTELID; NATIONAL PARK; POPULATION MODELING; POPULATION SIZE; ROADKILL;

CALIFORNIA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES; YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS; MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 79451472200     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.10.027     Document Type: Article

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