Identifying habitat linkages to maintain connectivity for corridor dwellers in a fragmented landscape

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 682-691

  Barrows, Cameron W ^a   Fleming, Kathleen D ^a   Allen, Michael F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coachella Valley; conservation; corridor dwellers; linkage; Mahalanobis D 2; niche model; Palm Springs pocket mouse; Perognathus longimembris bangsii; suitable niche space

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONNECTIVITY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT CORRIDOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; NICHE PARTITIONING; RAPTOR; RODENT; TRAPPING; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

PEROGNATHUS LONGIMEMBRIS; SPEOTYTO CUNICULARIA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 79955915844     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.138     Document Type: Article

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