Planning an ecological network using the predicted movement paths of urban birds

Landscape and Ecological Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 165-174

  Hong, Suk Hwan ^a   Han, Bong Ho ^b   Choi, Song Hyun ^a   Sung, Chan Yong ^c   Lee, Kyong Jae ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b University of Seoul   (South Korea)

^c Keimyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ecological corridor; Great tit; Habitat fragmentation; Network analysis; Parus major; Urban ecology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 84872672583     PISSN: 18601871     EISSN: 1860188X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11355-012-0194-3     Document Type: Article

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