Summer bed sites of elk (Cervus elaphus) in the Black Hills, South Dakota: Considerations for thermal cover management

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 133-140

  Millspaugh, Joshua J ^a   Raedeke, Kenneth J ^a   Brundige, Gary C ^b   Willmott, Charles C ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Custer State Park   (United States)

^c SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Bighorn Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BED SITE; ELK; THERMAL PREFERENCE; VEGETATION COVER;

CUSTER STATE PARK; SOUTH DAKOTA; USA;

ARTIODACTYLA; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0031929458     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(1998)139[0133:SBSOEC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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