Mountain goat response to helicopter overflights in Alaska

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 688-699

  Goldstein, Michael I ^a,b   Poe, Aaron J ^b,d,e   Cooper, Erin ^b,d   Youkey, Don ^b,f   Brown, Bridget A ^b,d   McDonald, Trent L ^c,g,h  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c WESTERN ECOSYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INC   (United States)

^d Chugach National Forest   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^f Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest   (United States)

^g West Incorporated   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Behavior; Disturbance; Helicopter; Mountain goats; Oreamnos americanus

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DISTURBANCE; GOAT;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CAPRA HIRCUS; OREAMNOS; OREAMNOS AMERICANUS;

EID: 27144545876     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2005)33[688:MGRTHO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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