Distribution and broadscale habitat relations of the wolverine in the contiguous United States

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2147-2158

  Aubry, Keith B ^a   Mckelvey, Kevin S ^b   Copeland, Jeffrey P ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine meadows; Climate; Contiguous United States; Distribution; Gulo gulo; Habitat; Holdridge life zones; Kuchler potential vegetation; Snow cover; Wolverine

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; MOUNTAIN REGION; MUSEUM; MUSTELID; SNOW COVER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VEGETATION TYPE;

CALIFORNIA; CASCADE RANGE; GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; IDAHO; MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES]; WYOMING;

GULO GULO;

EID: 35648986876     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-548     Document Type: Article

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