The ecological future of the North American bison: Conceiving long-term, large-scale conservation of wildlife

Conservation Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 252-266

  Sanderson, Eric W ^a   Redford, Kent H ^a   Weber, Bill ^a   Aune, Keith ^b   Baldes, Dick ^c   Berger, Joel ^a,t   Carter, Dave ^d   Curtin, Charles ^e   Derr, James ^f   Dobrott, Steve ^g   Fearn, Eva ^a   Fleener, Craig ^h   Forrest, Steve ⁱ   Gerlach, Craig ^j   Cormack Gates, C ^k   Gross, John E ^l   Gogan, Peter ^m   Grassel, Shaun ⁿ   Hilty, Jodi A ^a   Jensen, Marv ^o   Kunkel, Kyran ⁱ   Lammers, Duane ^p   List, Rurik ^q   Minkowski, Karen ^a   Olson, Tom ^p   Pague, Chris ^r   Robertson, Paul B ^r   Stephenson, Bob ^s   more..

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE AND PARKS   (United States)

^c Wind River Alliance   (United States)

^d National Bison Association   (United States)

^e Arid Lands Project   (United States)

^f TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Ladder Ranch   (United States)

^h Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments ^*  (United States)

ⁱ WORLD WILDLIFE FUND   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^l NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^m MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ Lower Brule Sioux Tribe   (United States)

^o Vermejo Park Ranch   (United States)

^p 777 Buffalo Ranch ^*  (Canada)

^q INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^r THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

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

^t UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

Bison bison; Conservation goals; Ecological representation; Species conservation planning; The Vermejo Statement

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; NATURE CONSERVATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; UNGULATE;

ANIMAL; BUFFALO; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BISON; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOSYSTEM; NORTH AMERICA; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

NORTH AMERICA;

BISON; BISON BISON; MAMMALIA;

EID: 41849093327     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.00899.x     Document Type: Review

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