Comparison of methods of monitoring wildlife crossing-structures on highways

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1213-1222

  Ford, Adam T ^a   Clevenger, Anthony P ^a   Bennett, Andrew ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Banff National Park; camera; cost effective; detection; mitigation measures; noninvasive; road ecology; tracking; wildlife crossing structure

Indexed keywords

BEAR; BIOMONITORING; CANID; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEER; DETECTION METHOD; MITIGATION; MOTORWAY; NATIONAL PARK; NATIVE SPECIES; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; TRACKING; VIDEOGRAPHY; WILD POPULATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ALBERTA; BANFF NATIONAL PARK; CANADA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS LATRANS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; MAMMALIA; ODOCOILEUS SP.; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 77953744957     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2008-387     Document Type: Article

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