Ecological connectivity research in urban areas

Functional Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 868-878

  LaPoint, Scott ^a,b   Balkenhol, Niko ^c   Hale, James ^d   Sadler, Jonathan ^d   van der Ree, Rodney ^e  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barrier; Biodiversity; Conservation; Corridor; Ecology; Fragmentation; Gene flow; Movement; Structure; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; DISPERSAL; GENE FLOW; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LOCAL ADAPTATION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84935734137     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12489     Document Type: Article

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