Dynamics of moose populations in the AOSERP study area in northeastern Alberta
Intensive studies of moose were conducted on a 25 000 km study area in northeastern Alberta from January 1976 to June 1978. Sixty-six moose (Alces alces) were radio-collared and another eight were colour-marked only. The population is either stationary or slowly declining. An estimate of 4595 (0.18/...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:10670/1.10402/era.22860 2023-05-15T13:13:47+02:00 Dynamics of moose populations in the AOSERP study area in northeastern Alberta Keith, L. B. Hauge, T. M. 1980-01-01 https://doi.org/10.7939/R3J960H4V https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/86e9df2b-24e2-43f9-aef1-cccf6a6bb687 en eng doi:10.7939/R3J960H4V 10670/1.10402/era.22860 https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/86e9df2b-24e2-43f9-aef1-cccf6a6bb687 other ERA : Education and Research Archive geo envir Other https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_1843/ 1980 fttriple https://doi.org/10.7939/R3J960H4V 2023-01-22T18:36:42Z Intensive studies of moose were conducted on a 25 000 km study area in northeastern Alberta from January 1976 to June 1978. Sixty-six moose (Alces alces) were radio-collared and another eight were colour-marked only. The population is either stationary or slowly declining. An estimate of 4595 (0.18/km2) for the entire study area was obtained in the winter of 1977-78. Moose were largely absent in winter from the Birch Mountains and the jack pine area north of the Firebag River. There was a significant increase in the proportion of yearlings in the population between the winters of 1975-76, as a result of higher reproduction and/or calf survival in 1975-76. Our best estimate of the combined yearling and adult sex ratio was 30:70. There was a significant inverse relationship (r2 = 0.62) between age of radio-collared bulls and dates of antler drop. Seasonal shifts between winter and summer home ranges were made by 34 (76%) of 45 moose; 13 (38%) of these movements exceeded 20 km. No significant differences in home-range size were found between sexes and seasons. Three distinct periods of increased movement among bulls were observed; April-May, September-October, and December-January. Cow movements were more leisurely and less well-defined. Spring (May-June) calf-cow ratios among radio-collared cows >3 years old averaged 88:100. Calf production as indexed by calf-cow ratios was similar in spring (May-June) 1976 and 1978, but autumn ratios were higher in 1977 than 1976. Calves constituted 30% of the winter populations in 1975-76, 18% in 1976-77, and 20% in 1977-78. The annual survival rate of calves of radio-collared cows was 0.27. Survival of these calves was lowest in the first month of life (0.61) and rose in subsequent months (0.95). An estimated 29% of calf losses were due to wolf predation. The annual survival rate of radio-collared yearlings and adults averaged 0.75. A second estimate of 0.76 to 0.77 was obtained independently from demographic and kill data for the entire study area population in 1977-78. ... Other/Unknown Material Alces alces Unknown Birch Mountains ENVELOPE(-113.169,-113.169,57.500,57.500) Firebag River ENVELOPE(-110.002,-110.002,57.350,57.350) |
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Intensive studies of moose were conducted on a 25 000 km study area in northeastern Alberta from January 1976 to June 1978. Sixty-six moose (Alces alces) were radio-collared and another eight were colour-marked only. The population is either stationary or slowly declining. An estimate of 4595 (0.18/km2) for the entire study area was obtained in the winter of 1977-78. Moose were largely absent in winter from the Birch Mountains and the jack pine area north of the Firebag River. There was a significant increase in the proportion of yearlings in the population between the winters of 1975-76, as a result of higher reproduction and/or calf survival in 1975-76. Our best estimate of the combined yearling and adult sex ratio was 30:70. There was a significant inverse relationship (r2 = 0.62) between age of radio-collared bulls and dates of antler drop. Seasonal shifts between winter and summer home ranges were made by 34 (76%) of 45 moose; 13 (38%) of these movements exceeded 20 km. No significant differences in home-range size were found between sexes and seasons. Three distinct periods of increased movement among bulls were observed; April-May, September-October, and December-January. Cow movements were more leisurely and less well-defined. Spring (May-June) calf-cow ratios among radio-collared cows >3 years old averaged 88:100. Calf production as indexed by calf-cow ratios was similar in spring (May-June) 1976 and 1978, but autumn ratios were higher in 1977 than 1976. Calves constituted 30% of the winter populations in 1975-76, 18% in 1976-77, and 20% in 1977-78. The annual survival rate of calves of radio-collared cows was 0.27. Survival of these calves was lowest in the first month of life (0.61) and rose in subsequent months (0.95). An estimated 29% of calf losses were due to wolf predation. The annual survival rate of radio-collared yearlings and adults averaged 0.75. A second estimate of 0.76 to 0.77 was obtained independently from demographic and kill data for the entire study area population in 1977-78. ... |
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Dynamics of moose populations in the AOSERP study area in northeastern Alberta |
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Dynamics of moose populations in the AOSERP study area in northeastern Alberta |
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Dynamics of moose populations in the AOSERP study area in northeastern Alberta |
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Dynamics of moose populations in the AOSERP study area in northeastern Alberta |
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Dynamics of moose populations in the AOSERP study area in northeastern Alberta |
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dynamics of moose populations in the aoserp study area in northeastern alberta |
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1980 |
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https://doi.org/10.7939/R3J960H4V https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/86e9df2b-24e2-43f9-aef1-cccf6a6bb687 |
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ENVELOPE(-113.169,-113.169,57.500,57.500) ENVELOPE(-110.002,-110.002,57.350,57.350) |
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Birch Mountains Firebag River |
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Birch Mountains Firebag River |
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