Can restoring wolves aid in lynx recovery?

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 514-518

  Ripple, William J ^a   Wirsing, Aaron J ^b   Beschta, Robert L ^a   Buskirk, Steven W ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Canada lynx; Canis lupus; Competition; Coyote; Endangered species; Gray wolf; Lepus americanus; Lynx canadensis; Mesopredator release; White tailed jackrabbit

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; CANID; CARNIVORE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FELID; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; LAGOMORPH; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DECLINE; PREDATION; RECOLONIZATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LATRANS; CANIS LUPUS; LEPUS; LEPUS AMERICANUS; LEPUS TOWNSENDII; LYNX; LYNX CANADENSIS; UNGULATA;

EID: 84855406732     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: 19385463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsb.59     Document Type: Article

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