Factors associated with wolverine Gulo gulo predation on domestic sheep

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 963-973

  Landa, A ^a,b   Gudvangen, K ^a,c   Swenson, J E ^a,d   Roskaft E ^a,e  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

^c Norwegian Poll Control Authority   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^e NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carnivore management; Livestock depredation; Norway; Predator control

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; LIVESTOCK; PREDATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NORWAY;

GULO GULO;

EID: 0033390682     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1999.00451.x     Document Type: Article

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