Functional habitat connectivity for beach mice depends on perceived predation risk

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 547-558

  Wilkinson, Elliot B ^a   Branch, Lyn C ^a   Miller, Deborah L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal movement; Beach mice; Florida; Fragmentation; Functional connectivity; Gap crossing; Landscape restoration; Predation risk; Santa Rosa Island

Indexed keywords

BEACH; CONNECTIVITY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LANDSCAPE PROTECTION; MOVEMENT; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PATCH USE; PREDATION RISK; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RODENT; TRACKING;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; SANTA ROSA ISLAND [FLORIDA]; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; MUS; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS POLIONOTUS LEUCOCEPHALUS;

EID: 84874990785     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: 15729761     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-013-9858-0     Document Type: Article

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