Population dynamics in a guild of four Mediterranean ungulates: Density-dependence, environmental effects and inter-specific interactions

Oikos

Volumn 121, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1613-1626

  Imperio, S ^a   Focardi, S ^b   Santini, G ^a   Provenzale, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEER; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; TIME SERIES; WILD POPULATION;

CASTELPORZIANO; ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO];

BOSELAPHUS TRAGOCAMELUS; CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; DAMA DAMA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA; UNGULATA;

EID: 84866182566     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.20085.x     Document Type: Article

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