The Role of Landscape in the Distribution of Deer-Vehicle Collisions in South Mississippi.
Deer-vehicle collisions (DVCs) have a negative impact on the economy, traffic safety, and the general well-being of otherwise healthy deer. To mitigate DVCs, it is imperative to gain a better understanding of factors that play a role in their spatial distribution. Much of the existing research on DV...
| Publicado en: | Southeastern Geographer Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 327 - 341 |
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University of North Carolina Press
Fall2012
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