Tytuł:

Forest cover selection and activity of cow moose in summer

Twórca:

Demarchi, M. W. ; Bunnell, F. L.

Miejsce wydania:

Białowieża

Data wydania/powstania:

1995

Opis:

Although thermal cover receives attention from managers, variations in data regarding its use by ungulates hinders development of effective cover guidelines. Authors examined patterns of habitat selection and activity of radio-collared cow moose Alces alces Linnaeus, 1758 to determine if these 2 parameters were influenced by ambient thermal environment. Cow moose used sites with relatively denser forest canopies when condition of heat stress existed in open areas. Use of open areas did not change with ambient temperature; some sites classed as open on forest cover maps, however, had willow canopies capable of providing thermal cover. An increase in the use of open sites from 11.00 to 24.00 hr corresponded to a simultaneous decrease in the likelihood of thermal stress in such areas; predator-avoidance was deemed unlikely to explain observed behaviour. Moose decreased activity and distance traveled between successive locations during hot periods. Summer thermal cover is a selected, manageable component of moose habitat in southern British Columbia.

Typ obiektu:

Journal/Article

Temat i słowa kluczowe:

activity ; Alces alces ; habitat selection ; heat stress ; thermal cover ; łoś ; aktywność

Czasopismo/Seria/cykl:

Acta Theriologica

Tom:

40

Zeszyt:

1

Strona pocz.:

23

Strona końc.:

36

Typ zasobu:

Text

Szczegółowy typ zasobu:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Identyfikator zasobu:

10.4098/AT.arch.95-3

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Język:

eng ; Sum. eng.

Prawa:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Zasady wykorzystania:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitalizacja:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Lokalizacja oryginału:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Dofinansowane ze środków:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Dostęp:

Open