Long-term census data reveal abundant wildlife populations at Chernobyl

Current Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 19, 2015, Pages R824-R826

  Deryabina, T G ^a   Kuchmel, S V ^a   Nagorskaya, L L ^b   Hinton, T G ^c,d   Beasley, J C ^e   Lerebours, A ^f   Smith, J T ^f  

^a Polessye State Radioecological Reserve   (Belarus)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MATHEMATICS   (Belarus)

^c FUKUSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Institute of Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASON; UKRAINE;

ANIMALS; CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; MAMMALS; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS; UKRAINE;

EID: 84943376758     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.08.017     Document Type: Letter

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