Estimating wolverine Gulo gulo population size using quadrat sampling of tracks in snow

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages 52-61

  Golden, Howard N ^a   Henry, J David ^b   Becker, Earl F ^a   Goldstein, Michael I ^c   Morton, John M ^d   Frost Sr , Dennis ^e   Poe, Aaron J ^c  

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

^b PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d Kenai National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^e North Yukon Renewable Resources Council   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alaska; Gulo gulo; Population estimation; Sample unit probability estimator; Snow tracking; Wolverine; Yukon

Indexed keywords

GULO GULO;

EID: 35648967271     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2007)13[52:EWGGPS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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