The Alexander Archipelago wolf: A conservation assessment

USDA Forest Service - General Technical Report PNW

Volumn , Issue 384 PNW_GTR, 1996, Pages

  Person, David K ^a   Kirchhoff, Matthew ^a   Van Ballenberghe, Victor ^a   Iverson, George C ^a   Grossman, Edward ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alexander Archipelago wolf; Canis lupus ligoni; Effects of logging on wildlife; Population dynamics of wolves; Predator prey dynamics; Roads and wolf mortality; Southeast Alaska; Tongass National Forest

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CERVIDAE;

EID: 5844323777     PISSN: 08874840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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