Camera trapping estimates of density and survival of fishers Martes pennanti

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 266-276

  Jordan, Mark J ^a,c   Barrett, Reginald H ^a   Purcell, Kathryn L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c GREEN MOUNTAIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

camera trapping; density estimation; fisher; mark resight; Martes pennanti; mesocarnivore; Sierra Nevada; survival rate estimation

Indexed keywords

MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 80054066505     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/09-091     Document Type: Article

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