Possible effects of elk harvest on fall distribution of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 129-137

  Haroldson, Mark A ^a   Schwartz, Charles C ^a   Cherry, Steve ^a   Moody, David S ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Elk harvest; Fall distribution; Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem; Grizzly bear; Mortality; Ursus arctos horribilis

Indexed keywords

BEAR; DEER; HABITAT USE; HUNTING; MORTALITY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; PINUS ALBICAULIS; UNGULATA; URSUS; URSUS ARCTOS; URSUS ARCTOS HORRIBILIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0942281671     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2004)068[0129:PEOEHO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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