An individual-based modelling approach to estimate landscape connectivity for bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)

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Volumn 2016, Issue 5, 2016, Pages

  Allen, Corrie H ^a   Parrott, Lael ^a   Kyle, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Biological conservation; Ecosystem management; Habitat connectivity; Range shifts; Wildlife corridors

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EID: 84971516922     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21678359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2001     Document Type: Article

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