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Mountain sheep management must use representative data: A reply to Festa‐Bianchet (2019)
Author(s) -
Boyce Mark S.,
Coulson Tim,
Heffelfinger James R.,
Krausman Paul R.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journal of wildlife management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1937-2817
pISSN - 0022-541X
DOI - 10.1002/jwmg.21617
Subject(s) - range (aeronautics) , geography , mountain range (options) , herd , environmental resource management , biology , environmental science , ecology , business , engineering , finance , aerospace engineering
We respond to Festa‐Bianchet (2019) and caution against using interpretations from the unique Ram Mountain history to justify management of mountain sheep throughout their range. Because harvest management at Ram Mountain is atypical, it is not useful in informing the management of most mountain sheep herds.