MODELLED IMPACTS OF WOLF AND BEAR PREDATION ON MOOSE CALF SURVIVAL

Authors

  • Warren B. Ballard

Abstract

A deterministic moose population model was used to examine an alternative hypothesis of why moose calf survival did not increase following a 36% reduction in grizzly bear density. Modeling suggested that predation by an increasing wolf population could have accounted for the lack of improvement in moose calf survival. Modeling suggested, that at the observed predator-prey densities and rates of predation, manipulation of bear densities was unnecessary to allow the moose population to increase.

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Published

1992-01-01

How to Cite

Ballard, W. B. (1992). MODELLED IMPACTS OF WOLF AND BEAR PREDATION ON MOOSE CALF SURVIVAL. Alces: A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose, 28, 79–88. Retrieved from https://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1049