First Approximation of Habitat Selectivity of Ungulates on Extensive Winter Ranges

Eight annual winter aerial surveys of wapiti (Cervus elaphus) and 7 annual aerial surveys of moose (Alces alces) were made in Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba. The animals' locations were plotted on a grid of 264 units of 10.4 km2 each. Four density classes were established for each spec...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Journal of Wildlife Management
Main Author: Rounds, R.C.
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: Hosted by Utah State University Libraries 1981
Subjects:
Plantae
Coniferopsida: Gymnospermae
Spermatophyta
Salicaceae: Dicotyledones
Angiospermae
Cervidae: Artiodactyla
Mammalia
Vertebrata
Chordata
Animalia
Angiosperms
Animals
Artiodactyls
Chordates
Dicots
Gymnosperms
Mammals
Nonhuman Mammals
Nonhuman Vertebrates
Plants
Spermatophytes
Vascular Plants
Vertebrates
Alces Alces Cervus Elaphus Populus Tremuloides Picea Glauca Pinus Banksiana Vegetation Aerial Survey Manitoba Canada
Forest Sciences
Canada
Alces alces
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/aspen_bib/4398
https://doi.org/10.2307/3807886
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Summary:Eight annual winter aerial surveys of wapiti (Cervus elaphus) and 7 annual aerial surveys of moose (Alces alces) were made in Riding Mountain National Park, Manitoba. The animals' locations were plotted on a grid of 264 units of 10.4 km2 each. Four density classes were established for each species, and all grid units in each class were grouped. A vegetation cover map with 11 cover categories was overlain with a similar grid, and the area of each category was planimetrically determined for each grid unit. Preference for or rejection of the vegetation types was analyzed by ungulate density classes. Wapiti showed preference for grassland, shrubland, and recent burns, and rejection of mixed forest of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)-white spruce (Picea glauca), white spruce, jack pine (Pinus banksiana), and bog communities. Moose showed preference for immature aspen forest and rejection of shrubland, white spruce, and bog communities.

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