Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
DOI | 10.1002/jwmg.940 |
Selection of Vegetation Types and Density of Bison in an Arid Ecosystem | |
Schoenecker, Kathryn A.1; Nielsen, Scott E.2; Zeigenfuss, Linda C.1; Pague, Chris A.3 | |
通讯作者 | Schoenecker, Kathryn A. |
来源期刊 | JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
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ISSN | 0022-541X |
EISSN | 1937-2817 |
出版年 | 2015 |
卷号 | 79期号:7页码:1117-1128 |
英文摘要 | Understanding species habitat selection and factors that drive selection are key components for conservation. We report the first resource selection functions (RSFs) for bison inhabiting an arid ecosystem and use them with density estimates of bison to estimate the number of bison that could be supported if the bison range were expanded to federal lands in the San Luis Valley of Colorado. We derived RSFs for vegetation types using locations of plains bison collected weekly over 3 years from 2005 to 2007. Bison selected for wet or mesic grassland habitats in all seasons. Wetland selection by bison was predicted to be 18 times greater than that of rabbitbrush vegetation, the reference category, and selection of meadows was predicted to be 11 times greater than that of the rabbitbrush type. Willow-dominated plant communities were strongly avoided. Cottonwood communities were also avoided, with the exception of some moderate levels of selection in fall. The willow and cottonwood communities have an understory with low biomass of herbaceous species and low productivity in this arid system. Based on the RSFs we predicted that in the San Luis Valley of Colorado up to 2,379 bison could be supported in similar habitats under Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) jurisdiction, and up to 759 bison could be supported on adjacent National Park Service (NPS) land. This modeling framework provides a conservation tool for the restoration of bison to their historical habitats, and has utility for application to other terrestrial species where assumptions are met. Published 2015. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. |
英文关键词 | arid climate Baca National Wildlife Refuge bison Bison bison cold desert Great Sand Dunes National Park habitat selection Medano Ranch resource selection function |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA ; Canada |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000360159100009 |
WOS关键词 | USE-AVAILABILITY DATA ; RESOURCE SELECTION ; HABITAT-SELECTION ; FORAGING ECOLOGY ; AMERICAN BISON ; PLAINS BISON ; ELK ; CONSERVATION ; POPULATIONS ; LANDSCAPE |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Zoology |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Zoology |
来源机构 | United States Geological Survey |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/189068 |
作者单位 | 1.US Geol Survey, Ft Collins Sci Ctr, Ft Collins, CO 80526 USA; 2.Univ Alberta, Dept Renewable Resources, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H1, Canada; 3.Nature Conservancy, Boulder, CO 80302 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Schoenecker, Kathryn A.,Nielsen, Scott E.,Zeigenfuss, Linda C.,et al. Selection of Vegetation Types and Density of Bison in an Arid Ecosystem[J]. United States Geological Survey,2015,79(7):1117-1128. |
APA | Schoenecker, Kathryn A.,Nielsen, Scott E.,Zeigenfuss, Linda C.,&Pague, Chris A..(2015).Selection of Vegetation Types and Density of Bison in an Arid Ecosystem.JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT,79(7),1117-1128. |
MLA | Schoenecker, Kathryn A.,et al."Selection of Vegetation Types and Density of Bison in an Arid Ecosystem".JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT 79.7(2015):1117-1128. |
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