Geography and recovery under the U.S. endangered species Act;Geografía y recuperacíon bajo el acta de especies en peligro de E. U. A.

Conservation Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 395-403

  Carroll, Carlos ^a   Vucetich, John A ^b   Nelson, Michael P ^c   Rohlf, Daniel J ^d   Phillips, Michael K ^e  

^a Klamath Center for Conservation Research   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LEWIS AND CLARK LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^e Turner Endangered Species Fund   (United States)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Ecosystem protection; Endangered species; Geographic distribution; Gray wolf; Population viability; Representation

Indexed keywords

CANID; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT; EXTINCTION RISK; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT TYPE; NICHE BREADTH; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; LEGAL ASPECT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES EXTINCTION; UNITED STATES; WOLF;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXTINCTION, BIOLOGICAL; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HOMING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION DYNAMICS; UNITED STATES; WOLVES;

CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 77954164624     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01435.x     Document Type: Article

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