There and back again? Combining habitat suitability modelling and connectivity analyses to assess a potential return of the otter to Switzerland

Animal Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 584-594

  Cianfrani, C ^a   Maiorano, L ^a   Loy, A ^b   Kranz, A ^c   Lehmann, A ^d   Maggini, R ^a,e   Guisan, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^c ALKA Kranz   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Habitat suitability model; Integrated management framework; Long term conservation strategies; Multi step approach; Species recovery

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECOLONIZATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

SWITZERLAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

LUTRA LUTRA;

EID: 84886307172     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acv.12033     Document Type: Article

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