Moving beyond science to protect a mammalian migration corridor

Conservation Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1142-1150

  Berger, Joel ^a,b   Cain, Steven L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^c Division of Science and Resource Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Grand Teton National Park; Policy; Pronghorn; Protection

Indexed keywords

ANTILOCAPRIDAE; MAMMALIA;

ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PHYSIOLOGY; POLICY; POPULATION MIGRATION; RUMINANT; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; PUBLIC POLICY; RUMINANTS; WYOMING;

EID: 84907927076     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12327     Document Type: Article

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