Analyses of least cost paths for determining effects of habitat types on landscape permeability: Wolves in Poland

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 91-101

  Huck, Maren ^a,c   Jędrzejewski, Włodzimierz ^a   Borowik, Tomasz ^a   Jędrzejewska, Bogumiła ^a   Nowak, Sabina ^b   Mysłajek, Robert W ^b  

^a MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b Association for Nature Wolf   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Canis lupus; Ecological corridors; GIS; Habitat suitability; Least cost paths

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 80053588071     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: 21903743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13364-010-0006-9     Document Type: Article

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