Population dynamics of the endangered mountain ecotype of woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) in British Columbia, Canada

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 407-418

  Wittmer, Heiko U ^a,g   McLellan, Bruce N ^b   Seip, Dale R ^b   Young, James A ^c   Kinley, Trevor A ^d   Watts, Glen S ^e   Hamilton, Dennis ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^c Ministry of Water Land and Air Protection   (Canada)

^d Sylvan Consulting Ltd   (Canada)

^e Ministry of Water Land and Air Protection   (Canada)

^f Nanuq Consulting Ltd   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIO; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TELEMETERING;

BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RADIOTELEMETRY; WOODLAND CARIBOU;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ENDANGERED SPECIES; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RADIOTELEMETRY;

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

RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS CARIBOU; UNGULATA;

EID: 22744433008     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z05-034     Document Type: Article

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