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Development And Validation Test Of A Mule Deer Habitat Rule, Glenn Gephart
Development And Validation Test Of A Mule Deer Habitat Rule, Glenn Gephart
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
A mathematical description of Rocky Mountain mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) habitat was developed and subjected to validation testing using correlation and multiple regression statistical techniques. Data were collected on a central Utah study area, which was divided into mountain and desert regions.
Data on deer utilization and several habitat components from 86 study plots visited in 1976 were used to develop a habitat rule. Data from 46 study plots visited in 1977 were used to test the accuracy of the rule. Deer utilization was determined from pellet group counts on 20 0.001 ha pellet plots at each …