Assessing habitat connectivity for ground-dwelling animals in an urban environment

Ecological Applications

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1583-1595

  Braaker, S ^a,b   Moretti, M ^a   Boesch, R ^a   Ghazoul, J ^b   Obrist, M K ^a   Bontadina, F ^a,c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Urban Ecology and Wildlife Research   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Circuit theory; Circuitscape; City; Connectivity; Erinaceus europaeus; Fragmentation; Generalized estimation equations (GEE); GPS tracking; Habitat selection; Hedgehog; Landscape resistance; Urban

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MOVEMENT; SMALL MAMMAL; URBAN AREA; URBAN ECOSYSTEM;

ANIMALIA; ERINACEIDAE; ERINACEUS EUROPAEUS;

ANIMAL; CITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HEDGEHOG; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMALS; CITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING; HEDGEHOGS; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84907966828     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: 19395582     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/13-1088.1     Document Type: Article

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