Aspen stand conditions on elk winter ranges in the Northern Yellowstone ecosystem, USA

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 326-338

  Larsen, Eric J ^a   Ripple, William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Browsing; Elk; Populus tremuloides; Ungulates; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; RECRUITMENT; REMOTE SENSING; STAND DYNAMICS; UNGULATE;

GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; SHOSHONE NATIONAL FOREST; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD; WYOMING; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

CERVUS ELAPHUS; CONIFEROPHYTA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; UNGULATA;

EID: 27144459444     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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