Variability in diet composition and dynamics of radiocaesium in moose

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1077-1084

  Palo, R Thomas ^a   Wallin, Kjell ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

diet; intake; model; moose; radiocaesium; temporal variability

Indexed keywords

CAESIUM-137; DIET; MOOSE;

SWEDEN;

ALCES ALCES; BETULA; BETULACEAE; ERICACEAE; MYRTILLUS; SALICACEAE; SALIX; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 0030302054     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404687     Document Type: Article

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