Wolves, Bison and the Dynamics Related to the Peace-Athabasca Delta in Canada's Wood Buffalo National ParkChronicles historical events and changes in Wood Buffalo National Park and the Peace-Athabasca Delta. The study was an important landmark in the long history of bison investigations, and came at a time when the future of the bison was again the subject of intense debate. This is the only in-depth study of a predator-prey system that once dominated the mid-section of the continent. The complexity of the modern management dilemma and the importance of thorough ecological investigations are clear from this account. |
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Introduction
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Historical Review
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Management Era 19251968 Years Of Increase
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Copyright
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adult bison aerial surveys Alberta animals anthrax average Baril Lake biomass bison herds bison in Wood bison killed bison numbers bison population brucellosis Buffalo National Park bulls calculated Calf percentages calf production calves per 100 Carbyn Chipewyan collared wolves comm cows critical snow depth Dec Jan Feb disease early estimated factors Figure flooding Fort Chipewyan Fort Smith Freezeup Fuller habitat Hay Camp home range Hornaday River pack increased Jan Feb Mar km² Lake Athabasca Lake Claire late winter locations Mackenzie Bison Sanctuary moose mortality Nov Dec Jan Novakowski number of bison Oct Nov Dec Peace River Peace-Athabasca Delta perched basins plains bison prey primary bison ranges primary ranges radio-collared recorded Salt River sample scat secondary ranges Slave River Slave River Lowlands Smith summer Sweetgrass Table Tessaro ungulates wardens water levels wolf numbers wolf packs wolf predation wood bison Wood Buffalo National yearlings