Moose, Alces alces, habitat relative to riparian succession in the boreal forest, Susitna River, Alaska

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 567-574

  Collins, William B ^a   Helm, D J ^b  

^a ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Alces alces; Boreal forest; Browse; Cover; Habitat; Moose; Snow; Susitna River; Vegetation succession; Wind

Indexed keywords

ALCES ALCES;

BOREAL FOREST; BROWSING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT USE; MOOSE; SUCCESSION;

USA, ALASKA, SUSITNA RIVER;

EID: 0031284689     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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