Human-mediated shifts in animal habitat use: Sequential changes in pronghorn use of a natural gas field in Greater Yellowstone

Biological Conservation

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 222-233

  Beckmann, Jon P ^a   Murray, Kim ^b   Seidler, Renee G ^a   Berger, Joel ^a,c  

^a WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Food ceiling; Greater Yellowstone; Natural gas extraction; Pronghorn; Winter resource selection

Indexed keywords

GAS FIELD; GPS; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; NATURAL GAS; PATCHINESS; RESOURCE SELECTION; RUMINANT; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

ANIMALIA; ANTILOCAPRA AMERICANA; ANTILOCAPRIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 84858151910     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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