Northern Yellowstone elk after wolf restoration

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 942-955

  White, P J ^a,c   Garrott, Robert A ^b  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YELLOWSTONE CENTER FOR RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Cervus elaphus; Elk; Harvest; Vital rates; Wolves; Yellowstone

Indexed keywords

CANID; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; UNGULATE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 30344474612     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2005)33[942:NYEAWR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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