Habitat loss, not fragmentation, drives occurrence patterns of Canada lynx at the southern range periphery.

Peripheral populations often experience more extreme environmental conditions than those in the centre of a species' range. Such extreme conditions include habitat loss, defined as a reduction in the amount of suitable habitat, as well as habitat fragmentation, which involves the breaking apart...

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Main Authors: Megan L Hornseth, Aaron A Walpole, Lyle R Walton, Jeff Bowman, Justina C Ray, Marie-Josée Fortin, Dennis L Murray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4234637?pdf=render