On Spatial Resolution in Habitat Models: Can Small-scale Forest Structure Explain Capercaillie Numbers?

This paper explores the effects of spatial resolution on the performance and applicability of habitat models in wildlife management and conservation. A Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) model for the Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) in the Bavarian Alps, Germany, is presented. The model was exclusively...

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Main Author: Ilse Storch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2002-06-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol6/iss1/art6/