We hypothesize, given the literature cited previously, that the density of deer at a location in the landscape will be influenced by stand size-density characteristics and forest cover composition of surrounding areas.
For each deer density estimate, we calculate stand-level characteristics for surrounding Landscapes of Influence (LOIs) of radius 200 m (12.5 ha,Fig. 2).
We term forest characteristics that are measured only within these LOIs as
‘local landscape variables’.
In the central Michigan U.P., deer winter home ranges have been found to vary between 730 and 1859 ha
Here we consider smaller areas because we are concerned with local factors affecting winter deer use and not seasonal range dynamics, and because they minimize data requirements for future management applications of our
results.
We hypothesize, given the literature cited previously, that the density of deer at a location in the landscape will be influenced by stand size-density characteristics and forest cover composition of surrounding areas.
For each deer density estimate, we calculate stand-level characteristics for surrounding Landscapes of Influence (LOIs) of radius 200 m (12.5 ha,Fig. 2).
We term forest characteristics that are measured only within these LOIs as
‘local landscape variables’.
In the central Michigan U.P., deer winter home ranges have been found to vary between 730 and 1859 ha
Here we consider smaller areas because we are concerned with local factors affecting winter deer use and not seasonal range dynamics, and because they minimize data requirements for future management applications of our
results.
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