Habitat-effectiveness index for elk on Blue Mountain Winter Ranges.

Jack Ward Thomas; Donavin A. Leckenby; Mark Henjum; Richard J. Pedersen; Larry D. Bryant

doi:10.2737/PNW-GTR-218

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Habitat-effectiveness index for elk on Blue Mountain Winter Ranges.

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Authors:

Jack Ward Thomas, Donavin A. Leckenby, Mark Henjum, Richard J. Pedersen, Larry D. Bryant

Year:

1988

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-GTR-218

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-218. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 28 p

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Abstract

An elk-habitat evaluation procedure for winter ranges in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon and Washington is described. The index is based on an interaction of size and spacing of cover and forage areas, roads open to traffic per unit of area, cover quality, and quantity and quality of forage.

Keywords

Winter range, wildlife habitat, elk, Oregon (Blue Mountains), Blue Mountains--Oregon, Washington (Blue Mountains), Blue Mountains, Washington

Citation

Thomas, Jack Ward; Leckenby, Donavin A.; Henjum, Mark; Pedersen, Richard J.; Bryant, Larry D. 1988. Habitat-effectiveness index for elk on Blue Mountain Winter Ranges. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-218. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 28 p