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    Nutritional ecology of moose in an urban landscape

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    Author
    Welch, Joseph H.
    Chair
    Barboza, Perry
    Committee
    Hundertmark, Kris
    Spalinger, Don
    Farley, Sean
    Keyword
    Moose
    Nutrition
    Ecology
    Alaska
    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
    Habitat
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11122/8426
    Abstract
    Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska supports a large population of moose that lives in and around the urban and industrial development of Anchorage. This study evaluates the body condition of adult female moose on JBER and calculates the relative nutritional value of habitat for planning development and for mitigating the effects of development on this population. Body condition of moose on JBER was similar to that of other populations of moose in Alaska. Our nutritional model predicted that shrublands could support 11-81 times more moose than any other habitat on JBER. Activity patterns of JBER moose were similar to those published for non-urban moose, indicating habituation to human activity. Activity levels increased as moose moved through higher quality habitats. Sustained production of this heavily utilized population requires maintaining shrublands in undeveloped portions of the base where moose-vehicle collisions can be minimized.
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    Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2012
    Date
    2012-08
    Type
    Thesis
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    Biological Sciences

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