Sites with reduced predation risk to young hares within an agricultural landscape

Mammalia

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 395-397

  Fernex, Arnaud ^a   Nagel, Peter ^a   Weber, Darius ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Hintermann and Weber SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscape; Edge effect; Habitat structure; Lepus europaeus; Predation risk

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; EDGE EFFECT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LAGOMORPH; PREDATION RISK;

LEPUS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS;

EID: 84859777609     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2011.053     Document Type: Short Survey

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