Presence of Iberian wolf (Canis lupus signatus) in relation to land cover, livestock and human influence in Portugal

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 217-221

  Eggermann, Julia ^a   da Costa, Gonçalo Ferrão ^b   Guerra, Ana M ^b   Kirchner, Wolfgang H ^a   Petrucci Fonseca, Francisco ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Canis lupus signatus; Habitat utilization analysis; Human influence; Logistic regression model; Portugal

Indexed keywords

CANID; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT TYPE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND COVER; LIVESTOCK; LOGISTICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

PORTUGAL;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 79951722921     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2010.10.010     Document Type: Article

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