An integrated analysis into the causes of ungulate mortality in the Wanda Mountains (Heilongjiang Province, China) and an evaluation of habitat quality

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2517-2523

  Zhou, Shao chun ^a,b   Zhang, Ming hai ^a  

^a NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Heilongjiang Research Institute of Wildlife   (China)

Author keywords

Habitat selection; Mortality cause; Occurrence mortality habitat model; Red deer; Roads; Roe deer; Ungulate; Wild boar

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CAUSE OF DEATH; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MORTALITY RISK; POISONING; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SURVIVAL; UNGULATE;

CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA; UNGULATA;

EID: 84860422580     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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