6TH INTERNATIONAL MOOSE SYMPOSIUM

The 6th International Moose Symposium was held in eastern Siberia, Russia in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) on 13-21 August2008, marking the first Moose Symposium held in modern Russia. The theme and location of the Symposium were especially significant because this region of Russia is undergoing dyna...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Editors, Alces
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Lakehead University 2009
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Online Access:http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/28
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Summary:The 6th International Moose Symposium was held in eastern Siberia, Russia in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) on 13-21 August2008, marking the first Moose Symposium held in modern Russia. The theme and location of the Symposium were especially significant because this region of Russia is undergoing dynamic development, yet still holds much virgin forest, and moose evolved and subsequently spread from this region to North America via the Bering Land Bridge.