UNICOR: A species connectivity and corridor network simulator

Ecography

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-14

  Landguth, E L ^a   Hand, B K ^a   Glassy, J ^a,b   Cushman, S A ^c   Sawaya, M A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b Lupine Logic Inc   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CONNECTIVITY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT CORRIDOR; PRIORITIZATION; SAMPLING;

EID: 84855525783     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2011.07149.x     Document Type: Article

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