Evaluation of a forage allocation model for Theodore Roosevelt National Park

We developed a forage allocation model using a deterministic, linear optimization module in a commercially available spreadsheet package to help resource managers in Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP), North Dakota determine optimum numbers of four ungulate species, bison (Bison bison), elk (Ce...

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Published in:	Journal of environmental management Vol. 64; no. 2; pp. 153 - 169
Main Authors:	Irby, Lynn R, Norland, Jack E, Westfall Jr, Jerry A, Sullivan, Mark A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01-02-2002 Elsevier Academic Press Ltd
Subjects:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Applied ecology Biological and medical sciences Bison Conservation of Natural Resources Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife Deer Environmental Monitoring Feeding Behavior Female Forage allocation, bison, elk, mule deer, horses Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Horses Land use Male Models, Theoretical National parks Plants, Edible Population Dynamics Synecology Terrestrial ecosystems Wildlife management United States North America North Dakota America Theodore Roosevelt National Park USA, North Dakota Forage allocation, bison, elk, mule deer, horses Population management Bison bison Primary productivity Herbivorous Plant community Browsing Odocoileus hemionus Long term variation Vegetation dynamics Environmental management Modeling National park Vertebrata Mammalia Food intake Cervus elaphus Cervidae Plant cover Artiodactyla Perissodactyla Dynamic model Ungulata
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