Herbivore optimization by North American elk: Consequences for theory and management

Wildlife Monographs

Volumn , Issue 167, 2006, Pages 1-24

  Stewart, Kelley M ^a,b   Bowyer, R Terry ^b   Ruess, Roger W ^a   Dick, Brian L ^c   Kie, John G ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Density dependence; Herbivore optimization; Herbivory; Management; NAPP; North American elk; Population density

Indexed keywords

CERVUS ELAPHUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 33846874148     PISSN: 00840173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2193/0084-0173(2006)167[1:HOBNAE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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