Chapter 27 Bison Winter Road Travel. Facilitated by Road Grooming or a Manifestation of Natural Trends?

Terrestrial Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages 603-621

  Bruggeman, Jason E ^a   Garrott, Robert A ^a   White, P J ^b   Bjornlie, Daniel D ^a   Watson, Fred G R ^c   Borkowski, John J ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YELLOWSTONE CENTER FOR RESOURCES   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISON; BISON BISON;

EID: 55749109496     PISSN: 19367961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1936-7961(08)00227-3     Document Type: Review

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