Use by small mammals of short-rotation plantations in relation to their structure and isolation;Uso degli impianti a turno breve da parte dei micrommamiferi, in relazione alla loro struttura e isolamento

Hystrix

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-135

  Giordano, Marta ^a   Meriggi, Alberto ^b  

^a Fondazione Lombardia per l'Ambiente   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Poplar plantations; Small mammals abundance; Stand structure

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; POPULUS;

EID: 79952701910     PISSN: 03941914     EISSN: 18255272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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