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A Habitat Evaluation and Management Plan for a Riparian Ecosystem

Ecological research involving habitat studies was conducted on the Elm Fork of the Trinity River in Denton County, Texas, from spring 1985 to spring 1986. Habitat Evaluation Procedures and Habitat Suitability Index Models developed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service were applied to a 1419 hectares study area to determine the quality of habitat for four species: beaver, Castor canadensis, wood duck, Aix sponsa, pileated woodpecker, Dryocopus pileatus, and white crappie, Poxomis annularis. Population estimates were generated. A wildlife management plan was developed for the study area. Habitat Suitability Index Models were found to be overly conservative, underestimating the quality of habitat in areas of ecological transition.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc501112
Date05 1900
CreatorsWilkinson, Robert N.
ContributorsDickson, Kenneth L., Schoolmaster, Frank Andrew, Fitzpatrick, Lloyd C.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 101 leaves: ill., maps, Text
RightsPublic, Wilkinson, Robert N., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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