The restoration of elk (Cervus elaphus) in Ontario, Canada: 1998-2005

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 34-43

  Rosatte, Rick ^a   Hamr, Joe ^b   Young, Jim ^c   Filion, Ivan ^b   Smith, Howard ^d  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Cambrian College   (Canada)

^c Wildlife Section ^*  (Canada)

^d ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Elk; Ontario; Restoration

Indexed keywords

DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MORTALITY; NATIONAL PARK; POPULATION ESTIMATION; PREDATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

ALBERTA; CANADA; ELK ISLAND NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CERVUS ELAPHUS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 33947647357     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2006.00187.x     Document Type: Article

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