Spatial analysis of locations of brown bears killed in defense of life or property on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, USA

Ursus

Volumn 13, Issue , 2001, Pages 237-245

  Suring, Lowell H ^a   Del Frate, Gino ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Brown bear; Defense of life or property; Kenai Peninsula; Nonsport mortality; Population sinks; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751215495     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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