Implementation uncertainty when using recreational hunting to manage carnivores

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 824-832

  Bischof, Richard ^a,b   Nilsen, Erlend B ^b   Brøseth, Henrik ^b   Männil, Peep ^c   Ozoliņš, Jaanis ^d   Linnell, John D C ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c Estonian Environment Information Centre   (Estonia)

^d LATVIAN STATE FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE SILAVA   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Cox proportional hazards model; Hunting season; Management strategy evaluation; Quota filling performance; Survivor curves; Sustainable exploitation; Time to event analysis

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DECISION MAKING; HUNTING; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; LONG-TERM CHANGE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; QUOTA SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURVIVAL; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ESTONIA; LATVIA; NORWAY;

GULO GULO; LYNX; LYNX LYNX; UNGULATA; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 84864010768     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2012.02167.x     Document Type: Article

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