Bison distribution under conflicting Foraging strategies: Site fidelity vs. Energy maximization

Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1793-1801

  Merkle, Jerod A ^a   Cherry, Seth G ^b   Fortin, Daniel ^a   Kotler, B P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bison bison; Density dependence; Free ranging plains bison; Habitat selection; Optimal diet; Patch selection; Population dynamics; Prince Albert National Park; Saskatchewan, Canada; Site familiarity; Site fidelity; Step selection function

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DATA SET; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOOD INTAKE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MEADOW; PATCH USE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDICTION; RANGE EXPANSION; RANGE SIZE; SITE FIDELITY; SPACE USE; UNGULATE;

CANADA; PRINCE ALBERT NATIONAL PARK; SASKATCHEWAN;

ANIMALIA; BISON; BISON BISON; BISON BISON BISON;

ANIMAL; BISON; CANADA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; TIME;

ANIMALS; BISON; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; POPULATION DENSITY; SASKATCHEWAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84937020024     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/14-0805.1     Document Type: Article

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