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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ftutahsudc:oai:digitalcommons.usu.edu:aspen_bib-5399 2024-01-14T09:58:54+01:00 First Approximation of Habitat Selectivity of Ungulates on Extensive Winter Ranges Rounds, R.C. 1981-01-01T08:00:00Z https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/aspen_bib/4398 https://doi.org/10.2307/3807886 unknown Hosted by Utah State University Libraries https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/aspen_bib/4398 doi:10.2307/3807886 https://doi.org/10.2307/3807886 Copyright for this work is held by the author. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more information contact the Institutional Repository Librarian at digitalcommons@usu.edu. Aspen Bibliography 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 text 1981 ftutahsudc https://doi.org/10.2307/3807886 2023-12-21T18:41:40Z 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. Text Alces alces Utah State University: DigitalCommons@USU Canada The Journal of Wildlife Management 45 1 187 |
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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 |
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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 Rounds, R.C. First Approximation of Habitat Selectivity of Ungulates on Extensive Winter Ranges |
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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 |
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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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First Approximation of Habitat Selectivity of Ungulates on Extensive Winter Ranges |
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First Approximation of Habitat Selectivity of Ungulates on Extensive Winter Ranges |
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First Approximation of Habitat Selectivity of Ungulates on Extensive Winter Ranges |
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First Approximation of Habitat Selectivity of Ungulates on Extensive Winter Ranges |
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First Approximation of Habitat Selectivity of Ungulates on Extensive Winter Ranges |
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first approximation of habitat selectivity of ungulates on extensive winter ranges |
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