Willow thickets protect young aspen from elk browsing after wolf reintroduction

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 118-122

  Ripple, William J ^a   Beschta, Robert L ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspen; Elk; Herbivory; Predation risk; Willow; Wolves; Yellowstone

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; CANIS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; SALIX;

EID: 17644363044     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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