Using structured decision making to manage disease risk for Montana wildlife

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 107-114

  Mitchell, Michael S ^a   Gude, Justin A ^b   Anderson, Neil J ^b   Ramsey, Jennifer M ^b   Thompson, Michael J ^b   Sullivan, Mark G ^c   Edwards, Victoria L ^b   Gower, Claire N ^b   Cochrane, Jean Fitts ^d   Irwin, Elise R ^e   Walshe, Terry ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE AND PARKS   (United States)

^c Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks   (United States)

^d not available   (United States)

^e AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bighorn sheep; Disease; Montana; Ovis Canadensis; Proactive management; Structured decision making

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SPREAD; PNEUMONIA; PROBABILITY; SHEEP; STAKEHOLDER; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

OVIS ARIES; OVIS CANADENSIS;

EID: 84878304639     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: 19385463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsb.237     Document Type: Article

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