Modeling wolverine occurrence using aerial surveys of tracks in snow

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2221-2229

  Magoun, Audrey J ^a   Ray, Justina C ^b   Johnson, Devin S ^c   Valkenburg, Patrick ^a   Dawson, F Neil ^d   Bowman, Jeff ^e  

^a Wildlife Research and Management   (United States)

^b Wildlife Conservation Society Canada   (Canada)

^c NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

^d ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^e TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distribution map; Gulo gulo; Hierarchical spatial modeling; Occupancy; Ontario; Track survey; Wolverine

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SURVEY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; MAP; MUSTELID; SNOW; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TRACKING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

GULO GULO;

EID: 48249148693     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-372     Document Type: Article

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