The distribution of deer biomass in North America supports the hypothesis of exploitation ecosystems

Ecology Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 223-227

  Crête, Michel ^a,b,c  

^a Soc la Faune et des Parcs du Que   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bear; Caribou; Deer; Herbivory; Moose; North America; Predation; Trophic interactions; Wapiti; Wolf

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032805414     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.1999.00076.x     Document Type: Article

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