A COMMENTARY ON MOOSE HABITAT RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT

A perspective is offered about habitat research for moose (Alces alces) in North America. Our knowledge about habitat does not instruct us about its impact on moose population dynamics nor help us to know how we actually should manage forests for moose alone as well as in the broader context of moos...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Keppie, Daniel M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Lakehead University 1995
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Online Access:http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/881
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Summary:A perspective is offered about habitat research for moose (Alces alces) in North America. Our knowledge about habitat does not instruct us about its impact on moose population dynamics nor help us to know how we actually should manage forests for moose alone as well as in the broader context of moose as part of whole wildlife communities at the landscape scale. Recommendations are given to improve the questions asked and the conduct of habitat research.