Predicting the spring abundance distribution of red-legged partridge populations in agricultural regions using environmental models and an application for game management

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 203-213

  Peiro, Victoriano ^a   Blanc, Charles P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL VALÉRY   (France)

Author keywords

Alectoris rufa; GIS; Kilometric abundance index; Modelling distribution; Southern France

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AKAIKE INFORMATION CRITERION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; GAMEBIRD; GIS; HUNTING; LAND COVER; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPRING (SEASON); TEMPERATURE PROFILE; URBANIZATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

FRANCE;

ALECTORIS RUFA;

EID: 80053978847     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.25225/fozo.v60.i3.a4.2011     Document Type: Article

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