Holocene bison in the Great Basin, western USA

Holocene

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 913-925

  Grayson, Donald K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Bison; Climate change; Great Basin; Holocene; Western USA

Indexed keywords

LITTLE ICE AGE; MAMMAL; MONSOON; PLEISTOCENE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION SIZE;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; GREAT BASIN; LAKE BONNEVILLE; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

ANIMALIA; BISON; BISON BISON;

EID: 33750177082     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0959683606hol982fa     Document Type: Review

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