Resource separation analysis with moose indicates threats to caribou in human altered landscapes

Ecography

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 487-498

  Peters, Wibke ^a   Hebblewhite, Mark ^a   Decesare, Nicholas ^a   Cagnacci, Francesca ^b   Musiani, Marco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOINDICATOR; CANID; DEER; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; MORTALITY RISK; NICHE PARTITIONING; RESOURCE USE; RODENT; SPECIALIZATION;

CANADA;

ALCES ALCES; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; RANGIFER; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS CARIBOU; UNGULATA;

EID: 84875668809     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2012.07733.x     Document Type: Article

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