Effects of bison on willow and cottonwood in northern Yellowstone National Park

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 264, Issue , 2012, Pages 150-158

  Painter, Luke E ^a   Ripple, William J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bison; Browsing; Elk; Lamar Valley; Trophic cascade; Wolves

Indexed keywords

BISON; BROWSING; ELK; LAMAR VALLEY; TROPHIC CASCADES; WOLVES;

BIODIVERSITY; LANDFORMS; PLANT EXPANSION; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS;

PARKS;

BROWSING; CANID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HOME RANGE; MIGRATION; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREDATION; RANGE EXPANSION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEEDLING; SHRUB; TROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; UNGULATE;

UNITED STATES; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

BISON; BISON BISON; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; POPULUS; POPULUS ANGUSTIFOLIA; POPULUS BALSAMIFERA; SALIX; UNGULATA;

EID: 80755152810     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.10.010     Document Type: Article

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