Integrated management of timber-elk-cattle: interior forests of western North America.

J.W. Thomas; D.A. Leckenby; L. Jack [and others] Lyon

doi:10.2737/PNW-GTR-225

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Integrated management of timber-elk-cattle: interior forests of western North America.

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Authors:

J.W. Thomas, D.A. Leckenby, L. Jack [and others] Lyon

Year:

1988

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Pacific Northwest Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/PNW-GTR-225

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-225. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 12 p

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Abstract

The need for and the evaluation of elk-habitat evaluation models are reviewed, and a state-of-the-art example is presented that incorporates distribution of elk-habitat use related to distance from cover/forage edges, distance from roads, cover quality, and forage quantity and quality.

Keywords

Integrated management, timber management, wildlife habitat management, grazing management, models

Citation

Thomas, J.W.; Leckenby, D.A.; Lyon, L. Jack [and others]. 1988. Integrated management of timber-elk-cattle: interior forests of western North America. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-225. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 12 p