Management of Yellowstone bison and brucellosis transmission risk - Implications for conservation and restoration

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1322-1334

  White, P J ^a   Wallen, Rick L ^a   Geremia, Chris ^a   Treanor, John J ^a   Blanton, Douglas W ^a  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bison; Brucellosis; Culls; Demography; Harvest; Migration; Restoration; Yellowstone

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BACTERIAL DISEASE; CATTLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; HABITAT RESTORATION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MIGRATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RISK FACTOR; UNGULATE;

UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

BISON; BISON BISON; BISON BISON ATHABASCAE; BISON BISON BISON; BISON BONASUS; BOS; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS BIOVAR ABORTUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 79956226120     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.01.003     Document Type: Review

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