Wolf-moose interaction on Isle Royale: The end of natural regulation

Ecological Applications

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 10-16

  Peterson, Rolf O ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alces alces; Canis lupus; Disease; Genetics; Isle Royale, Michigan (USA); Limitation; Moose; National park; Predation; Regulation; Starvation; Wolf

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ISLE ROYALE NATIONAL PARK; MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

ALCES ALCES; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CERVIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033081182     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(1999)009[0010:WMIOIR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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