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Abstract
Generation of Whitetailed Deer (Odocoileus Virginianus) Forage/Browse and Cover Estimates from Michigan Land Use/Land Cover DataTrack: Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management
Author(s): Marshall L. Strong
The Wildlife Bureau of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is developing historical investigations into trends in Whitetailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) populations within the State's 83 counties. A new methodology was developed from conceptual models and methods similar to those used by the Wisconsin DNR and those investigated by Illinois DNR research cooperators. The new ArcInfo processing methodology allowed processing detailed statewide land use/land cover data to generate county estimates for a conservative estimate and a liberal estimate of deer forage/browse and cover categories. Conservative and liberal estimates were developed because the detailed land use/land cover data allows overlap in the defined categories.
Marshall L. Strong
State of Michigan
530 West Allegan Street
Lansing, MI 48933-1521
USA
Phone: 1-517-241-3102
Fax: 1-517-373-9566
E-mail: strongml@state.mi.us