Estimating effective landscape distances and movement corridors: Comparison of habitat and genetic data

Ecosphere

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Mateo Sánchez, Maria C ^a   Balkenhol, Niko ^b   Cushman, Sam ^c   Pérez, Trinidad ^d   Domínguez, Ana ^d   Saura, Santiago ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Circuit theory; Connectivity; Dispersal; Habitat suitability; Landscape genetics; Least cost paths; Resistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928777518     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21508925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/ES14-00387.1     Document Type: Article

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