Predicting late winter distribution of muskoxen using an index of terrain ruggedness

Arctic and Alpine Research

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 334-338

  Nellemann, Christian ^a   Reynolds, Patricia E ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION PATTERN; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MUSKOX; TERRAIN RUGGEDNESS;

ALASKA; USA;

OVIBOS MOSCHATUS;

EID: 0030754307     PISSN: 00040851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552148     Document Type: Article

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