Wapiti bed sites in Idaho sagebrush steppe

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 547-551

  Strohmeyer, D C ^a   Peek, J M ^a   Bowlin, T R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Cover; GIS; Habitat use; Patch size; Sagebrush steppe; Wapiti

Indexed keywords

DEER; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT USE; STEPPE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033408383     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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