Effects of exploitation on an overabundant species: The lesser snow goose predicament

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 365-374

  Koons, David N ^a   Rockwell, Robert F ^b   Aubry, Lise M ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Additive mortality; Capture mark recapture; Cause specific mortality; Chen caerulescens caerulescens; Compensatory mortality; Harvest; Native invasive species; Population control

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARCTIC; ECOSYSTEM; GOOSE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MANITOBA; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON;

ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; ECOSYSTEM; GEESE; MANITOBA; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS;

EID: 84894232819     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12133     Document Type: Article

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