Influence of land development on home range use dynamics of female elk

Wildlife Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 163-167

  Webb, S L ^a   Dzialak, M R ^a   Harju, S M ^a   Hayden Wing, L D ^a   Winstead, J B ^a  

^a Hayden Wing Associates LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; Colorado; core area; fidelity; forest cover; home range; land development; roads

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; FOREST COVER; GPS; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND MANAGEMENT; LANDSCAPE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PROTECTED AREA; RANGE SIZE; ROAD; SITE FIDELITY; UNGULATE;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CERVUS ELAPHUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 79955405740     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR10101     Document Type: Article

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