The Lochsa Elk Herd History and Future.

Peek, James M.

The Lochsa Elk Herd History and Future. - Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publisher, (c)2020. - 1 online resource (206 pages)

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Includes bibliographies and index.

Northern hemisphere ungulates occupy a variety of habitats of varying degrees of permanency. Populations that occupy drier areas must contend with different moisture patterns between years, but vegetation is relatively permanent, pending large-scale disturbances such as fires or heavy grazing. However, populations that occupy boreal forests and the moist inland coniferous forests often benefit from the major vegetation change that typically follows fire or logging. This volume records the history of an elk population that occupies these types of forests. Major fires in the 1910-1934 period cre.



9781527549814


Elk--Idaho--Lochsa River Watershed.


Electronic Books.

QL737 / .L634 2020