Attitudes of Pennsylvania sportsmen towards managing white-tailed deer to protect the ecological integrity of forests

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 244-251

  Diefenbach, Duane R ^a,d,e,f,g,h   Palmer, William L ^b,d,i,j   Shope, William K ^c,d,i,j  

^a Bureau of Wildlife Management   (United States)

^b Pennsylvania Game Commission   (United States)

^c Pennsylvania Game Commission   (United States)

^d Pennsylvania Game Commission   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^h Wildlife Society   (United States)

ⁱ PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j Forest Wildlife Section   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Ecosystem management; Forest regeneration; Hunter survey; Odocoileus virginianus; Pennsylvania; Population management; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

FOREST; HUNTERS' PERCEPTION; MANAGEMENT; POPULATION FLUCTUATION; POPULATION SIZE; WHITE-TAILED DEER;

USA, PENNSYLVANIA;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 0030826103     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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