Habitat use at fine spatial scale: how does patch clustering criteria explain the use of meadows by red deer ?

Large mammalian herbivores are keystone species in different ecosystems. To mediate the effects of large mammalian herbivores on ecosystems, it is crucial to understand their habitat selection pattern. At finer scales, herbivore patch selection depends strongly on plant community traits and therefor...

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Main Author: Bellu, Annalisa (author)
Other Authors: Bugalho, Miguel N. (author), Monteiro-Henriques, Tiago (author), Costa, José Carlos (author), Rego, Francisco Castro (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/5067
Country:Portugal
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