Elk resource selection at parturition sites, Black Hills, South Dakota

We studied elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni) parturition sites at coarse (314-km2 and 7-km2) and fine (0.2-ha) scales in the Black Hills, South Dakota, 2011–2013, following a period of population decline and poor calf recruitment. Our objective was to test whether female elk selected parturition sites...

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Published in:	The Journal of wildlife management Vol. 80; no. 3; pp. 465 - 478
Main Authors:	Lehman, Chadwick P., Rumble, Mark A., Rota, Christopher T., Bird, Benjamin J., Fogarty, Dillon T., Millspaugh, Joshua J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Bethesda Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2016 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects:	Black Hills calving habitat Cervus Elk Encroachment Forest management Forests Grasslands parturition Pine trees Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Population decline Population Ecology Public lands resource selection Roads Roads & highways Vegetation Wildlife Wildlife management USA, South Dakota USA, South Dakota, Black Hills
ISSN:	0022-541X, 1937-2817
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