1 option
Population ecology of Roosevelt elk : conservation and management in Redwood National and State Parks / Butch Weckerly.
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America) Available online
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America)- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Weckerly, Butch, 1957- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Roosevelt elk--Ecology--California--Redwood National and State Parks.
- Roosevelt elk--Conservation--California--Redwood National and State Parks.
- Redwood National and State Parks (Calif.)--Conservation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (pages cm)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Reno, Las Vegas, Nevada : University of Nevada Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- The Roosevelt elk populate the parks along California's north coast and comprise the largest land mammals in the parks, some weighing up to 1,200 pounds.They are a stable terrestrial land mammal population, a fixture in the parks, but still require ongoing stewardship and management.
- Contents:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Elk History and Notes on Large Predators
- 2. Techniques, Counts, and Population Estimates
- 3. Distribution
- 4. The Unexpected: Population Irruption
- 5. The Unexpected: Population Extinction
- 6. Population Dynamics and K Carrying Capacity of Remaining Herds
- 7. Conservation and Management
- Bibliography
- About the Author
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 19, 2017).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-87417-782-0
- OCLC:
- 974796270
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.