How does snow and timber slash affect deer forage? (2018-2020)
Integrating snow and timber slash data into deer habitat models
Objectives: To improve a Sitka black-tailed deer forage model by accounting for logging characteristics and snow conditions.
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Funding: USDA Forest Service, $25,000
Deer response to forest management (2014-2018)
Biophysical Characteristics and Mechanisms of Environmental Disturbances Influencing Human Access to Ecosystem Services in Boreal Alaska
Objectives: To quantify the relationships between Sitka black-tailed deer density and management of young growth forest on Chichigof Island in Southeast Alaska. We also quantified the volume of timber slash and snow accumulation/melt rates in recently treated stands of forest.
Collaborators: Brinkman TJ (PI)
Students: Marten J (Co-PI)
Funding: Sealaska Corporation, $93,941
