Influence of patch, habitat, and landscape characteristics on patterns of Lower Keys marsh rabbit occurrence following Hurricane Wilma

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1419-1431

  Schmidt, Paige M ^a,c   McCleery, Robert A ^b   Lopez, Roel R ^a   Silvy, Nova J ^a   Schmidt, Jason A ^a   Perry, Neil D ^a,d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Oklahoma Ecological Services   (United States)

^d NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hurricane Wilma; Lower Keys marsh rabbit; Patch abandonment; Sylvilagus palustris hefneri

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT USE; HURRICANE WILMA 2005; LAGOMORPH; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MARSH; PATCHINESS; POPULATION SIZE; RECOVERY PLAN; RECURRENCE INTERVAL; SALINITY TOLERANCE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; STORM SURGE;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SYLVILAGUS PALUSTRIS; SYLVILAGUS PALUSTRIS HEFNERI;

EID: 80855143644     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-011-9654-7     Document Type: Article

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