Elemental content of animal licks along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in southern Alberta, Canada

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 509-512

  Dormaar, J F ^a   Walker, B D ^b  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

landscape management; Rocky Mountains; Salt licks; ungulates

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL LICK; SALT LICK; UNGULATE; WILDLIFE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA, ROCKY MOUNTAINS;

EID: 0030437703     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjss96-063     Document Type: Article

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