Targeting habitat management in fragmented landscapes: A case study with forest vertebrates

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 187-207

  Mortelliti, Alessio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Fragmentation; Habitat loss; Hierarchical models; Occupancy; Patch

Indexed keywords

BIRD; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; LANDSCAPE; MAMMAL; PATCH USE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AVES; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84871506437     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-012-0412-1     Document Type: Article

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