WINTER HABITAT USE BY MOOSE IN SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA: IMPLICATIONS FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT
Abstract
Habitat use by moose (Alces alces) was monitored via radio telemetry from November 1981 through April 1983, a period that included a low-snow and a high-snow winter. In the low-snow winter, moose used coniferous, mixed hardwood/conifer, and cut areas in proportion to availability, preferred deciduous stands, and avoided open areas. In the high-snow winter, moose altered their habitat use by utilizing coniferous and mixed stands significantly more, and deciduous and cut areas significantly less, than in the low-snow winter. Moose avoided snow >80 cm deep. Implications for forest management are discussed.
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1990-01-01
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Hundertmark, K. J., Eberhardt, W. L., & Ball, R. E. (1990). WINTER HABITAT USE BY MOOSE IN SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA: IMPLICATIONS FOR FOREST MANAGEMENT. Alces, 26, 108–114. Retrieved from https://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1163
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