Grizzly bear demographics in and around Banff National Park and Kananaskis Country, Alberta

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 277-297

  Garshelis, David L ^a   Gibeau, Michael L ^b   Herrero, Stephen ^c  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^b PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Banff National Park; Bow River Watershed; Grizzly bear; Leslie matrix; Population growth; Reproduction; Survival; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

BEAR; CAUSE OF DEATH; FECUNDITY; POPULATION GROWTH; SURVIVAL;

ALBERTA; BANFF NATIONAL PARK; CANADA; KANANASKIS; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 18044368476     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2005)069<0277:GBDIAA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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