A 3-decade Dearth of Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in a Wolf (Canis lupus)–dominated Ecosystem

Some 30 y after wolves (Canis lupus) were implicated in decimating wintering white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in a 3000-km2 area of northeastern Minnesota, wintering deer still have not recolonized the area. From 1976 to 2004, we aerially radio-tracked wolves there during 250 h and recorde...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American midland naturalist 2006-04, Vol.155 (2), p.373-382
Hauptverfasser:	NELSON, MICHAEL E, MECH, L. DAVID
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alces alces Animal behavior Biotelemetry Boreal forests Broadleaved evergreen forests Canis Canis lupus Coniferous forests Deer Ecosystems Fawns Forest habitats National forests Odocoileus virginianus Old growth forests Predation Wolves
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