Analyzing the effect of stepping stones on target patch colonisation in structured landscapes for Eurasian lynx

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 501-513

  Kramer Schadt, Stephanie ^a,b   Kaiser, Tobias S ^a,c   Frank, Karin ^a   Wiegand, Thorsten ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c MAX F PERUTZ LABORATORIES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Conservation; Eurasian lynx; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat loss; Lynx lynx; Management; Neutral landscapes; Simulation model; Stepping stones

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; CONNECTIVITY; FELID; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; PATCHINESS; STEPPE;

LYNX; LYNX LYNX;

EID: 79953079819     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-011-9576-4     Document Type: Article

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