Integrated modelling of functional and structural connectivity of river corridors for European otter recovery

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 273, Issue , 2014, Pages 228-235

  Van Looy, K ^a   Piffady, J ^a   Cavillon, C ^a   Tormos, T ^a,b   Landry, P ^c   Souchon, Y ^a  

^a UR MALY   (France)

^b French National Agency for Water and Aquatic Environments (ONEMA)   (France)

^c National Wildlife Office (ONCFS)   (France)

Author keywords

Colonization; Dendritic network; Dynamic occupancy modelling; Hydromorphology; Integral index of connectivity; Riparian corridor

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; DENDRITIC NETWORKS; HYDROMORPHOLOGY; INTEGRAL INDEX; RIPARIAN CORRIDORS;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; CONSERVATION; ECOLOGY; GRAPH THEORY; RIVERS; WATERSHEDS;

COMPUTER SYSTEM RECOVERY;

COLONIZATION; DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MORPHOLOGY; MOVEMENT; MUSTELID; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

FRANCE; LOIRE BASIN;

EID: 84890192309     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2013.11.010     Document Type: Article

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