Extent and connectivity of habitat for wolves in eastern North America

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 767-775

  Harrison, Daniel J ^a   Chapin, Theodore G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b Ecology and Environment Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada; Canis lupus lycaon; Corridors; Dispersal; Habitat; Maine; New England; New York; Population; Wolf

Indexed keywords

CANADA; HABITAT; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

CARNIVORE; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA;

CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LATRANS; CANIS LUPUS; CANIS LYCAON; CHRISTIA; GASPE; LYCAON;

EID: 0032932740     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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