Simulating the effects of climate change on population connectivity of American marten (Martes americana) in the northern Rocky Mountains, USA

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 211-225

  Wasserman, T N ^a   Cushman, S A ^b   Shirk, A S ^c   Landguth, E L ^d   Littell, J S ^c  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

American marten; Climate change; Connectivity; Gene flow; Habitat fragmentation; Landscape genetics; Martes americana

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONNECTIVITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GENE FLOW; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; MUSTELID;

ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

MARTES AMERICANA;

EID: 84856231285     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-011-9653-8     Document Type: Article

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