Factors influencing the reaction of mountain goats towards all-terrain vehicles

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 599-605

  St Louis, Antoine ^a,c   Hamel, Sandra ^b   Mainguy, Julien ^a   Côté, Steeve D ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; all terrain vehicles; human induced disturbance; mountain goats; Oreamnos americanus; recreational activities

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; AUTOMOBILE; DISTURBANCE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GOAT; MOUNTAIN REGION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; TERRAIN;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OREAMNOS; OREAMNOS AMERICANUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 84875753413     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.488     Document Type: Article

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