Anthropogenic effects on activity patterns of wildlife at crossing structures

Ecosphere

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Barrueto, Mirjam ^a   Ford, Adam T ^b   Clevenger, Anthony P ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; Anthropogenic disturbance; Banff National Park; Camera traps; Large mammals; Traffic; Trans Canada Highway; Wildlife crossing structures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900010594     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21508925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/ES13-00382.1     Document Type: Article

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