An empirical habitat model for moose, Alces alces, in Algonquin Park, Ontario

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 81, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 169-178

  Puttock, G D ^a   Shakotko, P ^a   Rasaputra, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Box Cox; Habitat suitability; Moose; Wildlife habitat

Indexed keywords

BOX-COX SPECIFICATION; MODELLING;

ALGONQUIN PARK; CANADA; ONTARIO;

ALCES ALCES; CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 0030478839     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1127(95)03644-x     Document Type: Article

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