Chapter 11 The Madison Headwaters Elk Herd. Stability in an Inherently Variable Environment

Terrestrial Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages 191-216

  Garrott, Robert A ^a,c   White, P J ^b,c   Rotella, Jay J ^a,c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YELLOWSTONE CENTER FOR RESOURCES   (United States)

^c NONE

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CANIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 56049112408     PISSN: 19367961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1936-7961(08)00211-X     Document Type: Review

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