Long-term changes in pronghorn abundance index linked to climate and oil development in North Dakota

Biological Conservation

Volumn 192, Issue , 2015, Pages 445-453

  Christie, K S ^a   Jensen, W F ^b   Schmidt, J H ^c   Boyce, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b North Dakota Game and Fish Department   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Antilocapra americana; Climate; Herbivore; Oil development

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE INDEX; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT QUALITY; HERBIVORE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; POPULATION DECLINE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; UNGULATE;

NORTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

ANTILOCAPRA AMERICANA; ANTILOCAPRIDAE; CANIS LATRANS;

EID: 84946600043     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.11.007     Document Type: Article

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