Temperature mediated moose survival in Northeastern Minnesota

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 503-510

  Lenarz, Mark S ^a   Nelson, Michael E ^b   Schrage, Michael W ^c   Edwards, Andrew J ^d  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Fond du Lac Resource Management Division   (United States)

^d 1854 Treaty Authority   (United States)

Author keywords

Alces alces,; Climate change; Critical temperature threshold; Distribution; Minnesota; Moose; Mortality; Survival

Indexed keywords

BODY TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEER; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THRESHOLD;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

ALCES ALCES;

EID: 77749264650     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-265     Document Type: Article

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