Recent Decline of the George River Caribou Herd as Revealed by Tree-Ring Analysis

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 187-195

  Boudreau, Stéphane ^a   Fayette, Serge ^a   Morneau, Claude ^b   Couturier, Serge ^c  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^c Soc la Faune et des Parcs du Que   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENDROECOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION ESTIMATION; UNGULATE;

ANIMALIA; CONIFEROPHYTA; RANGIFER TARANDUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0141703237     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2003)035[0187:RDOTGR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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