Managing bison to restore biodiversity

Great Plains Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 123-144

  Truett, Joe C ^a   Phillips, Michael ^a   Kunkel, Kyran ^a   Miller, Russell ^a  

^a Turner Endangered Species Fund   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Bison; Endangered species; Grasslands; Prairie

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; GRASSLAND; PRAIRIE; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; BISON; BISON BISON; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; LETHRINIDAE;

EID: 0035706332     PISSN: 10525165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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