Topography and soil properties contribute to regional outbreak risk variability of common voles (Microtus arvalis)

Wildlife Research

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 541-550

  Blank, Benjamin F ^a   Jacob, Jens ^b   Petri, Anja ^a   Esther, Alexandra ^b  

^a Institute for Plant Protection in Horticulture and Forestry Vertebrate Research ^*  (Germany)

^b Vertebrate Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

CART; Chernozem; digital soil mapping; GIS; risk map; rodent management

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GIS; HYDRATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LANDSCAPE; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; METEOROLOGY; PEST SPECIES; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RODENT; SEA LEVEL; SOIL PROPERTY; TOPOGRAPHY; UPLAND REGION;

GERMANY;

EID: 82955169508     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR10192     Document Type: Article

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