Martens in the matrix: The importance of nonforested habitats for forest carnivores in fragmented landscapes

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 464-474

  Caryl, Fiona M ^a   Quine, Christopher P ^c   Park, Kirsty J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

afforestation; foraging ecology; functional connectivity; habitat complementation; habitat selection; home range; Martes martes; plantation; resource subsidy; Scotland

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; CARNIVORE; CONNECTIVITY; FOREST COVER; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HOME RANGE; MUSTELID; PLANTATION; POPULATION DENSITY; RADIOTELEMETRY; RANGE SIZE; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

MAMMALIA; MARTES MARTES; MICROTUS AGRESTIS;

EID: 84860573350     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/11-MAMM-A-149.1     Document Type: Article

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