Increases in moose, caribou, and wolves following wolf control in Alaska

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 474-489

  Boertje, Rodney D ^a   Valkenburg, Patrick ^a   Mcnay, Mark E ^a  

^a ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Alces alces; Canis lupus; caribou; harvest; moose; predator prey relationships; Rangifer tarandus; weather; wolf; wolf control

Indexed keywords

ALCES ALCES; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

CARIBOU; MOOSE; POPULATION INCREASE; PREDATOR CONTROL; PREDATOR-PREY RELATIONSHIP; WOLF;

CANADA, YUKON TERRITORY; USA, ALASKA;

EID: 0029660371     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802065     Document Type: Article

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