The brown bear Ursus arctos L. in Norway: Assessment of status around 1990

Biological Conservation

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 233-237

  Elgmork, Kåre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

brown bear; conservation; distribution; Norway; tracking studies

Indexed keywords

URSUS ARCTOS;

BROWN BEAR; POPULATION ESTIMATION;

NORWAY;

EID: 0030302914     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3207(95)00101-8     Document Type: Article

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