Ungulate grazing in Sagebrush Grassland: Effects of resource competition on secondary production

Ecological Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 218-227

  Hobbs, N Thompson ^a,b   Baker, Dan L ^a   Bear, George D ^a   Bowden, David C ^b  

^a Colorado Division of Wildlife ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass; Cattle; Competition; Elk; Grazing; Growth facilitation; Natality; Secondary production; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; BOS TAURUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS CANADENSIS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0000963542     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2269565     Document Type: Article

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