Definitive Case Studies

Dynamics of Large Herbivore Populations in Changing Environments: Towards Appropriate Models

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-33

  Owen Smith, Norman ^a   Marshal, Jason P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

3 year old females giving birth, precipitation during preceding late summer; Adult red deer population changes in north block of rum; Dynamics of migratory wildebeest population in serengeti ecosystem in tanzania; Eight case studies, study of red deer on isle of rum and others; Elk in north yellowstone elk hind in rocky mountain national park; Large herbivore populations and population dynamics long term studies; Large herbivores and understanding population processes; Moose on isle royale interactive dynamics of wolves and moose; Red deer on rum red deer hind on rum, scotland; Soay sheep, feral survivors of primitive domesticated sheep

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958059915     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444318593.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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