Habitat use and spatial patterns of wild boar Sus scrofa (L.): Agricultural fields and edges

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 517-523

  Thurfjell, Henrik ^a   Ball, John P ^a   Åhlén, Per Arne ^a   Kornacher, Peter ^b   Dettki, Holger ^a   Sjöberg, Kjell ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Makoa Farm   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Edge effect.damage; GIS; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952643991     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0268-1     Document Type: Article

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