Managing National Wildlife Refuges for historic or non-historic conditions: Determining the role of the refuge in the ecosystem

Natural Resources Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1185-1210

  Schroeder, Richard L ^a   Holler, Jeanne I ^b   Taylor, John P ^c  

^a FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTECTED AREA; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 18244371059     PISSN: 00280739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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