Winter foraging response of elk to spotted knapweed removal

Northwest Science

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 10-19

  Thompson, Michael J ^a  

^a WILDLIFE AND PARKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORAGING; WINTER;

USA, MONTANA;

BROMUS; CENTAUREA MACULOSA; CERVUS ELAPHUS; PHLEUM; POA;

EID: 0030482530     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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