Canada lynx Lynx canadensis habitat and forest succession in northern Maine, USA

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 285-294

  Hoving, Christopher L ^a,f   Harrison, Daniel J ^b   Krohn, William B ^c   Jakubas, Walter J ^d   McCollough, Mark A ^e  

^a Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit   (United States)

^b ME Dept of Inland Fish and Wildl ^*  (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d ME Dept of Inland Fish and Wildl   (United States)

^e US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^f MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

AIC; Habitat; Lepus americanus; Lynx canadensis; Maine; Model; Regeneration; Succession

Indexed keywords

LEPUS; LEPUS AMERICANUS; LYNX; LYNX CANADENSIS; LYNX LYNX;

EID: 11144269736     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.2004.034     Document Type: Article

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