The northern Yellowstone elk debate: Policy, hypothesis, and implications

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 342-359

  Shafer, C L ^a  

^a George Wright Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Elk; National parks; Wildlife management; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

DEER; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POLICY APPROACH; POPULATION ECOLOGY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0033792729     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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