Ameliorating conflicts among deer, elk, cattle and/or other ungulates and other forest uses: A synthesis

Forestry

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 245-255

  Graham, Russell T ^a   Jain, Theresa B ^a   Kingery, James L ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; DEER; FORAGE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; MINERAL; MOVEMENT; REGENERATION; SILVICULTURE; SITE PREPARATION; STAKEHOLDER; STRATEGIC APPROACH; UNGULATE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CERVIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 77954970580     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpq003     Document Type: Article

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