Perceptions of Utah alfalfa growers about wildlife damage to their hay crops: Implications for managing wildlife on private land

Great Basin Naturalist

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 254-260

  Messmer, Terry A ^a   Schroeder, Sue ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alfalfa growers; wildlife damage management; wildlife damage perceptions; wildlife management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029760685     PISSN: 00173614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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