The extent and location of habitat biophysically suitable for grizzly bears in the Yellowstone region

Ursus

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-187

  Merrill, Troy ^a   Mattson, David ^b  

^a LTB Institute of Landscape Ecology   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Core areas; Grizzly bears; Habitat productivity; Habitat suitability; Lethality; Remoteness; Source areas; Ursus arctos horribilis; Yellowstone

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645037602     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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