GIS-based evaluation of escape terrain and desert bighorn sheep populations in Arizona

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1229-1236

  McKinney, Ted ^a,b,c,d   Boe, Sue R ^a,e   DeVos Jr , James C ^a,f  

^a ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^f ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Desert bighorn sheep; Escape terrain; Habitat patch; Ovis canadensis; Population

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; GIS; HABITAT STRUCTURE; UNGULATE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; LAMB; OVIS ARIES; OVIS CANADENSIS; UNGULATA;

EID: 1642423906     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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