Winter habitat relationships of deer and elk in the temperate interior mountains of British Columbia

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1288-1302

  Poole, Kim G ^a   Mowal, Garth ^b,c  

^a Aurora Wildlife Research   (Canada)

^b Aurora Wildlife Research   (Canada)

^c Ministry of Environment British Columbia   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Elk; Forestry; Mule deer; Odocoileus hemionus; Odocoileus virginianus; Seasonal movements; Track counts; White tailed deer; Winter range

Indexed keywords

ENERGY BUDGET; FORAGE; HABITAT SELECTION; LOCOMOTION; SOLAR RADIATION; VEGETATION;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

ABIES; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; ODOCOILEUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; UNGULATA;

EID: 33646090830     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2005)33[1288:WHRODA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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