Ecological studies of bison in the Greater Yellowstone Area: Development and implementation

George Wright Society Forum
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Abstract

Bison (Bison bison) of the Greater Yellowstone Area (GYA) are perhaps best known to the scientific community from the classic study of Meagher (1973) that reviewed their ecological status and management from the time of establishment of Yellowstone National Park in 1872 through the last National Park Service (NPS) removals of bison within the park in 1966. Since cessation of herd reductions in the park, bison numbers within Yellowstone increased (Dobson and Meagher 1996), as did range use (Meagher 1989b), including increased frequency and magnitude of movements beyond the park boundaries in winter (Meagher 1989a; Pac and Frey 1991; Cheville et al. 1998).

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Ecological studies of bison in the Greater Yellowstone Area: Development and implementation
Series title George Wright Society Forum
Volume 18
Issue 1
Year Published 2001
Language English
Publisher George Wright Society
Contributing office(s) Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
Description 9 p.
Country United States
State Wyoming
Other Geospatial Yellowstone National Parks
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Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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