Predation risk, elk, and aspen: Comment

Ecology

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2669-2671

  Beschta, Robert L ^a   Eisenberg, Cristina ^a   Laundré, John W ^b   Ripple, William J ^a   Rooney, Thomas P ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO   (United States)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84907221201     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/13-1624.1     Document Type: Note

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