Download or read book Moose Winter Habitat in the Lower Susitna Valley Alaska written by Steven W. Albert and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Report of Moose Habitat Suitability Assessment Pilot Project, established to attempt to develop an affordable, rapid-assessment technique to identify and characterize wildlife habitat, and, in particular, moose winter range.

Download or read book Lower Susitna Valley Moose Population Identity and Movement Study Projects W 23 1 written by Ronald D. Modafferi and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lower Susitna Valley Moose Population Identity and Movement Study Project W 22 5 written by Ronald D. Modafferi and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lower Susitna Valley Moose Population Identity and Movement Study Grant W 24 2 written by Ronald D. Modafferi and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lower Susitna Valley Moose Population Identity and Movement Study written by Ronald D. Modafferi and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lower Susitna Valley Moose Population Identity and Movement Study Grants W 22 5 written by Ronald D. Modafferi and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lower Susitna Valley Moose Population Identity and Movement Study Project W 22 5 and W 22 6 written by Ronald D. Modafferi and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lower Susitna Valley Moose Population Identity Study written by Jack C. Didrickson and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Upper Susitna River Moose Population Study written by Warren B. Ballard and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Winter Habitat Utilization by Moose and Mountain Goats in the Chilkat Valley written by Kris J. Hundertmark and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study area the U.S. portion of the Chilkat Valley including the northern portion of the Lynn Canal.

Download or read book Upper Susitna Valley Moose Population Study written by Warren B. Ballard and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Moose Habitat in Areas of Ongoing and Proposed Agricultural Developments and Moose Populations in Areas of Ongoing and Proposed Agricultural Developments written by Diane J. Preston and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Socio ecological Drivers of Resource Selection and Habitat Use by Moose in Interior Alaska written by Casey L. Brown and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainably managing wildlife with diverse utilization values is one of the greatest challenges facing contemporary wildlife management. These challenges can be amplified under changing environmental and socio-economic conditions. In Alaska, boreal forest systems are experiencing rapid change as a result of climate warming. Alaska’s boreal region has warmed twice as rapidly as the global average, affecting a host of processes including an increase in wildfire frequency, extent, and severity. Wildfire is the most common ecological disturbance in the Alaskan boreal forest and an important driver of landscape heterogeneity, burning on average 1 to 2 million acres per year. Fire severity is a particularly important factor dictating the regeneration of deciduous species, and one that can influence the overall quality of habitat for herbivores, such as moose (Alces alces). However, the relationships between the availability and duration of biomass production and moose habitat selection are largely unknown. Additionally, the effects of fire on wildlife resources in Alaska can have important consequences for boreal social-ecological systems as well. Fire-related changes to the community composition of forest stands would likely affect the densities of species that human communities rely on for hunting and trapping. In Interior Alaska, where natural wildfire is the primary means of increased browse production for moose, managers may want to consider incorporating burns into management plans while paying particular attention to hunter accessibility. However, an increase in hunter activity into moose habitat could result in changes to moose distribution and activity patterns near trails and roads. To examine these questions I utilized telemetry data from 26 moose along with methods in spatial ecology, plant-animal interactions, resource selection and human dimensions of wildlife research to predict the influence of an ecological disturbance (fire) and an anthropogenic disturbance (hunter activity) on moose habitat use. I used dynamic Brownian bridge movement models (dBBMM) in conjunction with browse assessment surveys to examine how fire severity, via its control over vegetation composition, forage production and nutritional quality, affect habitat use patterns of moose across their seasonal home ranges and core use areas. To assess the effects of hunter activity on moose habitat use, I created fine-scale stepselection models to test whether habitat selection and movement patterns were affected by spatio-temporal variation in risk from hunting activity. Additionally, from August-October, I used a camera trap array to collect field data on human activity (off-road vehicles, automobiles, 4x4 trucks, dirt bikes, and hunters afoot) together with the RandomForests algorithm to create high-resolution hunter distribution models. Finally, to integrate my research within a socialecological framework, I examined the interactions between wildfire, forage production and hunter access on management scenarios overtime. In winter, moose preferred low-severity sites more than high and moderate-severity sites, but in summer, moose selected for high-severity sites. Forage biomass production ranged from 62 to 243 kg/ha/yr across all sites during winter within the Hajdukovich Creek Burn, but production and availability varied depending on fire severity and browse species. These results indicate that differing distributions of wildfire severity across a landscape can create a dynamic, mosaic of habitat patches that may optimize and extend the value of burns over time for moose. I found that while moose selected habitat closer to trails and roads, they also avoided areas with more hunting activity. Finally, my management scenarios provide a framework for managers to adapt goals and actions to changing conditions that can affect moose-hunter systems. I recommend that wildlife conservation and management decisions consider these methods as we seek to sustainably manage wildlife for future generations during a time of rapid socio-ecological change in Alaska.

Download or read book Habitat Management Methods to Increase Moose Browse Production in Alaska written by Susitna Hydroelectric Project and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Construction of the Susitna Hydroelectric Project will eliminate or alter wildlife habitat in the Susitna River drainage. Mitigation will include designating specific lands for habitat compensation and then increasing and/or maintaining moose carrying capacity through habitat management techniques. Prescribed burning is the preferred techniques to increase the carrying capacity of most areas for moose.

Download or read book Activity Patterns of Moose on the Kenai Peninsula Alaska as Influenced by Season and Food Availability written by John S. Bevins and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Soil Survey of Susitna Valley Area Alaska written by Dale B. Schoephorster and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Moose Movements and Habitat Use Along the Upper Susitna River progress Report to Alaska Power Authority April 1978 Through September 1978 written by Kenton P. Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to study potential effects of proposed hydroelectric development in the Devils Canyon area of the Susitna River, baseline information on moose movements within the affected area is being collected. The Alaska Power Authority sponsored this study, which continues a study reported by the same authors in 1978. Radio collars and visual collars were placed on adults captured between the confluences of the Maclaren River and Devil Creek during the October 1976 and March 1977 period. Movement behavior indicates that moose from many portions of the Susitna River drainage use habitats within or adjacent to the impoundment areas.