Spatial patch occupancy patterns of the Lower Keys marsh rabbit

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1186-1193

  Eaton, Mitchell J ^a   Hughes, Phillip T ^b   Nichols, James D ^a   Morkill, Anne ^b   Anderson, Chad ^b  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

detection probability; Florida Keys; marsh rabbit; monitoring; occupancy; Sylvilagus palustris hefneri

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DETECTION METHOD; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ERROR CORRECTION; HISTORICAL RECORD; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LAGOMORPH; PATCH SIZE; PATCH USE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY; REFUGE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

FLORIDA KEYS; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; LAGOMORPHA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SYLVILAGUS PALUSTRIS; SYLVILAGUS PALUSTRIS HEFNERI;

EID: 79959722099     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.152     Document Type: Article

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