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Description:Excerpt from Woodland Caribou Restoration at Isle Royale National Park: A Feasibility StudyThe feasibility Of restoring caribou to Isle Royale depends upon the suitability of habitats currently available in the park, the estimated vulnerability of a translocated population to extirpation, the logis tics and costs of translocation and monitoring, and the likely impacts and management requirements Of a restored caribou herd. Each Of these topics is addressed in this study.In brief, forage resources on Isle Royale appear to be suitable for caribou. The key predictor of habitat quality, however, is the adequacy of escape habitat2 to buffer caribou from wolf predation. The numer ous offshore islets surrounding the main island of Isle Royale would provide escape habitat, except in winters when ice forms between the islets and the main island. In some winters the weather may be severe enough to eliminate all water-related escape havens. We cannot predict whether wolves would learn to seek out caribou or whether introduced caribou would learn to use available escape habitat.Population modeling indicates that a small caribou herd would have a high probability of extirpation within 40-60 years of release. This prediction assumes that wolves would be present at high densities restricting the caribou to secure habitats and limiting the population to 54 or, more likely, fewer caribou. Hence, a self-sustaining, viable population would not be achieved in isolation from other populations.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Woodland Caribou Restoration at Isle Royale National Park: A Feasibility Study (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Woodland Caribou Restoration at Isle Royale National Park: A Feasibility Study (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Woodland Caribou Restoration at Isle Royale National Park: A Feasibility StudyThe feasibility Of restoring caribou to Isle Royale depends upon the suitability of habitats currently available in the park, the estimated vulnerability of a translocated population to extirpation, the logis tics and costs of translocation and monitoring, and the likely impacts and management requirements Of a restored caribou herd. Each Of these topics is addressed in this study.In brief, forage resources on Isle Royale appear to be suitable for caribou. The key predictor of habitat quality, however, is the adequacy of escape habitat2 to buffer caribou from wolf predation. The numer ous offshore islets surrounding the main island of Isle Royale would provide escape habitat, except in winters when ice forms between the islets and the main island. In some winters the weather may be severe enough to eliminate all water-related escape havens. We cannot predict whether wolves would learn to seek out caribou or whether introduced caribou would learn to use available escape habitat.Population modeling indicates that a small caribou herd would have a high probability of extirpation within 40-60 years of release. This prediction assumes that wolves would be present at high densities restricting the caribou to secure habitats and limiting the population to 54 or, more likely, fewer caribou. Hence, a self-sustaining, viable population would not be achieved in isolation from other populations.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Woodland Caribou Restoration at Isle Royale National Park: A Feasibility Study (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Woodland Caribou Restoration at Isle Royale National Park: A Feasibility Study (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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