Spatial separation of caribou from moose and its relation to predation by wolves

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 799-809

  James, Adam R C ^a,d   Boutin, Stan ^a   Hebert, Daryll M ^b,e   Rippin, A Blair ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Alberta Pacific Forest Industries Inc   (Canada)

^c Alberta Environmental Protection   (Canada)

^d Provincial Building   (Canada)

^e NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Alces alces; Apparent competition; Canis lupus; Encounter rates; Moose; Predation; Rangifer tarandus caribou; Spatial refuge; Spatial separation; Wolves; Woodland caribou

Indexed keywords

CANID; ENDANGERED SPECIES; PREDATION; REFUGE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALCES ALCES; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS CARIBOU;

EID: 12144260850     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2004)068[0799:SSOCFM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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