HOW MOOSE SELECT FORESTED HABITAT IN GROS MORNE NATIONAL PARK, NEWFOUNDLAND
ABStRACt: Current Parks Canada policy does not allow moose (Alces alces) to be hunted in Na-tional Parks in Newfoundland and Labrador; combined with the extirpation of wolves (Canis lupus), this policy creates a situation where introduced moose (A. a. americana) are relatively predator-free in Gros...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.686.5957 2023-05-15T13:12:54+02:00 HOW MOOSE SELECT FORESTED HABITAT IN GROS MORNE NATIONAL PARK, NEWFOUNDLAND Brian E. Mclaren S. Taylor S. H. Luke The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.686.5957 http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/viewFile/22/20/ en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.686.5957 http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/viewFile/22/20/ Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/viewFile/22/20/ text ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T18:09:22Z ABStRACt: Current Parks Canada policy does not allow moose (Alces alces) to be hunted in Na-tional Parks in Newfoundland and Labrador; combined with the extirpation of wolves (Canis lupus), this policy creates a situation where introduced moose (A. a. americana) are relatively predator-free in Gros Morne National Park. Forested areas of this park are frequently disturbed by defoliating insects resulting in extensive young conifer forest; increasingly, more areas are identified as failing to regenerate to normal tree densities or “not sufficiently restocked ” (NSR). We used data from GPS-collared moose that occupy areas of the park where limited timber cutting is allowed for domestic purposes and a very detailed and current forest inventory exists; such areas are still dominated by insect and wind disturb-ance, including a large designation of NSR forest. We hoped to determine whether moose are found preferentially in disturbed forest versus other landscape patches during summer or winter, during day or night, and under certain temperature conditions. Variability in habitat availability and habitat use by moose appears to preclude forest management options directed at specific habitat types. ALCES VOL. 45: 125-135 (2009) Key words: Alces alces, absence of predators, Gros Morne National Park, moose, Newfoundland, overabundance, population dynamics, resource selection function. Text Alces alces Canis lupus Gros Morne National Park Newfoundland Unknown Canada Gros Morne National Park ENVELOPE(-57.531,-57.531,49.613,49.613) Newfoundland |
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ABStRACt: Current Parks Canada policy does not allow moose (Alces alces) to be hunted in Na-tional Parks in Newfoundland and Labrador; combined with the extirpation of wolves (Canis lupus), this policy creates a situation where introduced moose (A. a. americana) are relatively predator-free in Gros Morne National Park. Forested areas of this park are frequently disturbed by defoliating insects resulting in extensive young conifer forest; increasingly, more areas are identified as failing to regenerate to normal tree densities or “not sufficiently restocked ” (NSR). We used data from GPS-collared moose that occupy areas of the park where limited timber cutting is allowed for domestic purposes and a very detailed and current forest inventory exists; such areas are still dominated by insect and wind disturb-ance, including a large designation of NSR forest. We hoped to determine whether moose are found preferentially in disturbed forest versus other landscape patches during summer or winter, during day or night, and under certain temperature conditions. Variability in habitat availability and habitat use by moose appears to preclude forest management options directed at specific habitat types. ALCES VOL. 45: 125-135 (2009) Key words: Alces alces, absence of predators, Gros Morne National Park, moose, Newfoundland, overabundance, population dynamics, resource selection function. |
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HOW MOOSE SELECT FORESTED HABITAT IN GROS MORNE NATIONAL PARK, NEWFOUNDLAND |
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HOW MOOSE SELECT FORESTED HABITAT IN GROS MORNE NATIONAL PARK, NEWFOUNDLAND |
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HOW MOOSE SELECT FORESTED HABITAT IN GROS MORNE NATIONAL PARK, NEWFOUNDLAND |
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