Survival and harvest vulnerability of elk in the Cascade Range of Washington

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 248-257

  McCorquodale, Scott M ^a,c   Wiseman, Ray ^b   Marcum, C Les ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b Geogr Information System Program   (United States)

^c WA Department of Fish and Wildlife   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Elk; Habitat use; Harvest vulnerability; Hunting; Modeling; Mortality; Survival; Washington

Indexed keywords

DEER; HABITAT USE; HARVESTING; HUNTING; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; VULNERABILITY;

CASCADE RANGE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 0037695079     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802766     Document Type: Article

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