Range expansion by moose into coastal temperate rainforests of British Columbia, Canada

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 235-239

  Darimont, C T ^a,b   Paquet, P C ^b,c   Reimchen, T E ^a   Crichton, V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b Raincoast Conservation Foundation   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d Manitoba Conservation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alces alces; British Columbia; Canis lupus; Coastal temperate rainforest; Distribution; Range expansion; Traditional ecological knowledge

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; RAINFOREST; RANGE EXPANSION; TEMPERATE FOREST; UNGULATE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALCES ALCES; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS;

EID: 18444398997     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1366-9516.2005.00135.x     Document Type: Article

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