Reconstructing changes in abundance of white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, moose, Alces alces, and beaver, Castor canadensis, in Algonquin Park, Ontario, 1860-2004

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 330-342

  Quinn, Norman W S ^a,b  

^a Algonquin Provincial Park   (Canada)

^b R R #1 ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Alces alces; Algonquin Park; Beaver; Canis lycaon; Castor canadensis; Deer; Dermacentor; Moose; Odocoileus virginianus; Ontario; Ticks; Wolves

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CANID; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PARASITIC DISEASE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT; WEATHER;

ALGONQUIN PROVINCIAL PARK; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ACARI; ALCES ALCES; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LYCAON; CASTOR CANADENSIS; CERVIDAE; DERMACENTOR; IXODIDA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 33845961811     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v119i3.142     Document Type: Article

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