Autumn foraging dynamics of woodland caribou in experimentally manipulated habitats, northeastern Washington, USA

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 160-167

  Rominger, Eric M ^a,c   Robbins, Charles T ^a   Evans, Marc A ^a   Pierce, D John ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arboreal lichen; Clearcuts; Endangered species; Foraging; Forest management; Plant herbivore interactions; Rangifer tarandus caribou; Secondary plant compounds; Selkirk Mountains; Snow; Ungulate; Woodland caribou

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LICHEN; STAND STRUCTURE; UNGULATE; WOODLAND;

UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

PACHISTIMA MYRSINITES; RANGIFER TARANDUS; THUJA PLICATA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 0033977948     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802986     Document Type: Article

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