Wildlife habitat requirements summaries for selected wildlife species in Alberta
This manual attempts to summarize and highlight information to assist in defining species habitat relationships relevant to Alberta environments and for a number of Alberta wildlife species. The degree of specificity of the summaries, in part or whole, varies according to the background information...
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ftunivalberta:oai:era.library.ualberta.ca:63c334fe-01e7-4303-92b4-4e1b96c732a3 2023-05-15T15:53:32+02:00 Wildlife habitat requirements summaries for selected wildlife species in Alberta Hoskin, B. Wilk, J. Woolnough, K. Nietfeld, M. 1985 https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/63c334fe-01e7-4303-92b4-4e1b96c732a3 https://doi.org/10.7939/R32Z12S8H English eng https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/63c334fe-01e7-4303-92b4-4e1b96c732a3 doi:10.7939/R32Z12S8H This material is provided under educational reproduction permissions included in Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development's Copyright and Disclosure Statement, see terms at http://www.environment.alberta.ca/copyright.html. This Statement requires the following identification: \"The source of the materials is Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development http://www.environment.gov.ab.ca/. The use of these materials by the end user is done without any affiliation with or endorsement by the Government of Alberta. Reliance upon the end user's use of these materials is at the risk of the end user. Marten Mule Deer River otters Antelope Caribou Moose ENR T/73 Wildlife Elk Beaver Big Horn Sheep Ring Necked Pheasant Dabbling Ducks Wildlife Habitat White-tailed Deer Sharp-tailed Grouse Alberta Mountain Goat Canada Geese Sage Grouse Grizzly bears Report 1985 ftunivalberta https://doi.org/10.7939/R32Z12S8H 2022-08-22T20:11:12Z This manual attempts to summarize and highlight information to assist in defining species habitat relationships relevant to Alberta environments and for a number of Alberta wildlife species. The degree of specificity of the summaries, in part or whole, varies according to the background information available. Information must often be extrapolated from studies outside Alberta, or from specific regions in Alberta; this should be taken into consideration when applying this information. The summaries have been reviewed by species experts and their comments have been incorporated. Habitat distribution maps follow the summaries; a comparative Wildlife Habitat Region map for Alberta is provided. It is hoped this manual will serve as an information base, and as a reference guide for habitat mapping and evaluation activities. The summaries are being used as an integral part in the development of habitat interpretation models which attempt to establish quantifiable value relationships between landscape features and species life requisites. These models will allow the classification of habitat suitability for a particular region on a species basis. The background information provided in the summaries supports the relative values assigned within the models for a particular habitat region. Wildlife requires a number of life support requisites for survival and reproduction. Habitat features that will supply food, cover, and space will determine a species' presence or absence from an area, as well as influencing the relative abundance of a species. Food (vegetative or animal matter, water, and trace minerals) should provide all the nutritional requirements necessary for growth and development, maintenance and reproduction. Cover may be required for thermal, reproductive, escape, resting and roosting purposes. A number of landscape components, such as vegetation, land forms, topography, and aquatic forms, may serve these functions. Space is the area or range an animal requires to satisfy these basic requirements during its ... Report caribou University of Alberta: Era - Education and Research Archive Canada |
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Marten Mule Deer River otters Antelope Caribou Moose ENR T/73 Wildlife Elk Beaver Big Horn Sheep Ring Necked Pheasant Dabbling Ducks Wildlife Habitat White-tailed Deer Sharp-tailed Grouse Alberta Mountain Goat Canada Geese Sage Grouse Grizzly bears Hoskin, B. Wilk, J. Woolnough, K. Nietfeld, M. Wildlife habitat requirements summaries for selected wildlife species in Alberta |
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Marten Mule Deer River otters Antelope Caribou Moose ENR T/73 Wildlife Elk Beaver Big Horn Sheep Ring Necked Pheasant Dabbling Ducks Wildlife Habitat White-tailed Deer Sharp-tailed Grouse Alberta Mountain Goat Canada Geese Sage Grouse Grizzly bears |
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This manual attempts to summarize and highlight information to assist in defining species habitat relationships relevant to Alberta environments and for a number of Alberta wildlife species. The degree of specificity of the summaries, in part or whole, varies according to the background information available. Information must often be extrapolated from studies outside Alberta, or from specific regions in Alberta; this should be taken into consideration when applying this information. The summaries have been reviewed by species experts and their comments have been incorporated. Habitat distribution maps follow the summaries; a comparative Wildlife Habitat Region map for Alberta is provided. It is hoped this manual will serve as an information base, and as a reference guide for habitat mapping and evaluation activities. The summaries are being used as an integral part in the development of habitat interpretation models which attempt to establish quantifiable value relationships between landscape features and species life requisites. These models will allow the classification of habitat suitability for a particular region on a species basis. The background information provided in the summaries supports the relative values assigned within the models for a particular habitat region. Wildlife requires a number of life support requisites for survival and reproduction. Habitat features that will supply food, cover, and space will determine a species' presence or absence from an area, as well as influencing the relative abundance of a species. Food (vegetative or animal matter, water, and trace minerals) should provide all the nutritional requirements necessary for growth and development, maintenance and reproduction. Cover may be required for thermal, reproductive, escape, resting and roosting purposes. A number of landscape components, such as vegetation, land forms, topography, and aquatic forms, may serve these functions. Space is the area or range an animal requires to satisfy these basic requirements during its ... |
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Wildlife habitat requirements summaries for selected wildlife species in Alberta |
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Wildlife habitat requirements summaries for selected wildlife species in Alberta |
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This material is provided under educational reproduction permissions included in Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development's Copyright and Disclosure Statement, see terms at http://www.environment.alberta.ca/copyright.html. This Statement requires the following identification: \"The source of the materials is Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development http://www.environment.gov.ab.ca/. The use of these materials by the end user is done without any affiliation with or endorsement by the Government of Alberta. Reliance upon the end user's use of these materials is at the risk of the end user. |
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