Estimating wolf densities in forested areas using network sampling of tracks in snow

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 938-947

  Patterson, Brent R ^a,d,e,f,g   Quinn, Norman W S ^a,b,h,i,j   Becker, Earl F ^c,k,l   Meier, Derek B ^d,m,n  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^b Algonquin Provincial Park   (Canada)

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

^d TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Government of Nunavut   (Canada)

^f ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^h Algonquin Park   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^l OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m NORTHLAND COLLEGE   (United States)

ⁿ Oregon State University ^*

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Author keywords

Aerial survey; Algonquin Park; Canis lupus; Density estimation; Ontario; Population estimation; Probability sampling; Radiotelemetry; Track surveys; Wolves

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; CANID; FOOTPRINT; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SNOW;

ALGONQUIN PROVINCIAL PARK; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CANIS LYCAON; CONIFEROPHYTA; LYCAON; SUS;

EID: 7544249305     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2004)032[0938:EWDIFA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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