Characteristics of moose ( Alces alces ) winter yards on different exposures and slopes in southern Quebec
Forty-two moose (Alces alces) wintering yards were located in February 1970 in southern Quebec. The yards were established without preference for a particular exposure, and no significant difference (p > 0.05) in mean areas existed between yards with southern and northern exposures. However,...
| Published in: | Canadian Journal of Zoology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1983
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z83-013 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z83-013 |
| Summary: | Forty-two moose (Alces alces) wintering yards were located in February 1970 in southern Quebec. The yards were established without preference for a particular exposure, and no significant difference (p > 0.05) in mean areas existed between yards with southern and northern exposures. However, yards with greater slopes tended to be smaller. The average winter yard slope (12.9 ± 8.8%) was significantly (p < 0.05) smaller than that of control blocks (18.2 ± 9.6%). Fifty percent of the yards were located on slopes ≤10%. The number of winter yards with gentle (0–≤10%), intermediate (>10–≤20%) and steep (>20%) slopes was significantly (p < 0.005) different from that of control blocks. Independent of exposure and slope classes, moose winter yards were mosaics of mature and young coniferous, deciduous, and mixed stands. |
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