Interpreting puma (Puma concolor) population estimates for theory and management

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 283-289

  Smallwood, K Shawn ^a,b,c  

^a Senior Scientist Emeritus   (United States)

^b Inst for Sustainable Development   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Density; Management; Population trend; Puma; Puma concolor; Scale

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FELIDAE; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THEORY; WILDLIFE;

PUMA CONCOLOR;

EID: 0031470253     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892997000362     Document Type: Article

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