Carnivore-livestock conflicts: Determinants of wolf (Canis lupus) depredation on sheep farms in Finland

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 3503-3517

  Kaartinen, Salla ^a   Luoto, Miska ^b   Kojola, Ilpo ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Depredation; Finland; GAM; Ovis aries; Sheep; Wolf

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; CANIS LUPUS; OVIS ARIES; RANGIFER TARANDUS;

EID: 79956160699     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9657-8     Document Type: Article

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