Effects of hunter access and habitat security on elk habitat selection in landscapes with a public and private land matrix

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 514-524

  Proffitt, Kelly M ^a   Gude, Justin A ^a   Hamlin, Kenneth L ^a   Messer, Matthew Adam ^a  

^a WILDLIFE AND PARKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervus elaphus; elk; Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem; Hillis paradigm; hunter access; hunting effects; resource selection; security habitat

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DEER; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT USE; HARVESTING; HUNTER-GATHERER; HUNTING; LAND USE; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; OWNERSHIP; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION SIZE; PRIVATE LAND; RESOURCE SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL;

GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 84875754921     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.491     Document Type: Article

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