A connectivity and wildlife management conflict in isolated desert waters

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 655-666

  Mcintyre, Nancy E ^a   Drake, Joseph C ^a   Griffis Kyle, Kerry L ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

amphibian; catchment; connectivity; graph theory; network; wildlife water

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; BREEDING SITE; CATCHMENT; CONNECTIVITY; DESERT; DISPERSAL; GRAPHICAL METHOD; HUMAN ACTIVITY; WATER QUALITY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84961266988     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.1059     Document Type: Article

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