Chapter 7: Modeling the effects of large herbivores

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report PNW

Volumn , Issue 610, 2004, Pages 82-103

  Vavra, Martin ^a   Ager, Alan A ^a   Johnson, Bruce ^b   Wisdom, Michael J ^a   Hemstrom, Miles A ^a   Riggs, Robert ^c  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

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

^c Boise Building Solutions ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Herbivory; Modeling; Succession; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; HERBIVORY; SUCCESSION; UNGULATE;

BLUE MOUNTAINS [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

UNGULATA;

EID: 11044229688     PISSN: 08874840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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