Ecological interactions among caribou, moose, and wolves: Literature review

NCASI Technical Bulletin

Volumn , Issue 893, 2004, Pages

  Chowns, Thomas ^a   Gates, C Cormack ^b  

^a Environmental Consultant   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alces alces; Boreal forests; Canis lupus; Clearcutting; Moose; Predator prey dynamics; Rangifer tarandus caribou; Silviculture; Timber harvesting; Wolves; Woodland caribou

Indexed keywords

CARIBOU; CYCLIC CHANGES; MOOSE; WOLF;

DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; OCEAN HABITATS; POPULATION STATISTICS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WOOD;

BIODIVERSITY;

ANIMALS; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WOOD;

ALCES ALCES; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CICONIIFORMES; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS CARIBOU; URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 84860090030     PISSN: 08860882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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