IMPORTANCE OF MOOSE IMMIGRATION INTO A HEAVILY HUNTED AREA FROM AN UNHUNTED AREA
Collection of 4 years of data facilitated modelling the moose (Alces alces) population in a 269 km2 study area adjacent to Algonquin Park, Ontario. Modelling indicated that a minimum immigration of 7 males and 6 females annually would be necessary to maintain population numbers in the study area whi...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Lakehead University
1990
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| Online Access: | http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1141 |
| Summary: | Collection of 4 years of data facilitated modelling the moose (Alces alces) population in a 269 km2 study area adjacent to Algonquin Park, Ontario. Modelling indicated that a minimum immigration of 7 males and 6 females annually would be necessary to maintain population numbers in the study area while sustaining a controlled hunt. Immigrants would likely come from Algonquin Park. |
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