A Working Model To Assist In Determining When To Initiate Supplemental Feeding of Elk And A Carrying Capacity Model Of The National Elk Refuge, Jackson, Wyoming.
Authors(s): J. R. Bailey
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Publication Date: 0000-00-00
Type: MS
Location: Laramie Wyoming
Abstract: A working model was developed to assist in determining when to initiate supplemental feeding of elk on the National Elk Refuge (NER) and on state elk feed grounds in the Jackson Hole Valley. A winter carrying capacity model included parameters of forage production, nutritional values by species and coverage, elk nutritional requirements, and snow effects on availability of forage. The carrying capacity data was then incorporated into that also included data on bioenergetics, winter body conditions indices, and winter fat reserves. This model was developed to assist managers in determining when to initiate supplemental feeding of elk.
Keywords: National Elk Refuge, Jackson Hole, Teton County, animal, mammal, Mammalia, Cervidae, ungulate, elk, wapiti, Cervus elaphus, winter food supplementation, wildlife, management, forage, food, feeding, animal studies, behavior, habitat, Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
| BIBLIOGRAPHY ID | 1376 |
| REF TYPE | Thesis |
| AUTHORS | J. R. Bailey |
| PUB DATE | 0000-00-00 |
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| DOC TITLE | A Working Model To Assist In Determining When To Initiate Supplemental Feeding of Elk And A Carrying Capacity Model Of The National Elk Refuge, Jackson, Wyoming. |
| PAGE DESC | 83 pp |
| LOCATION | Laramie Wyoming |
| ACADEMIC DEPT | Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit |
| UNIVERSITY | University of Wyoming |
| DOC TYPE | MS |
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| LIBRARY INFO | Scientific Research in Yellowstone National Park.pdt |
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| KEYWORDS | National Elk Refuge, Jackson Hole, Teton County, animal, mammal, Mammalia, Cervidae, ungulate, elk, wapiti, Cervus elaphus, winter food supplementation, wildlife, management, forage, food, feeding, animal studies, behavior, habitat, Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem |
| ABSTRACT | A working model was developed to assist in determining when to initiate supplemental feeding of elk on the National Elk Refuge (NER) and on state elk feed grounds in the Jackson Hole Valley. A winter carrying capacity model included parameters of forage production, nutritional values by species and coverage, elk nutritional requirements, and snow effects on availability of forage. The carrying capacity data was then incorporated into that also included data on bioenergetics, winter body conditions indices, and winter fat reserves. This model was developed to assist managers in determining when to initiate supplemental feeding of elk. |
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| URLADDRESS | URL: http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/fish_wild/abstracts/bailey_j/index.html |
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