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Application Of Habitat And Occupancy Modeling To A Wood Duck Next Box Program, Jason D. Carlisle
Application Of Habitat And Occupancy Modeling To A Wood Duck Next Box Program, Jason D. Carlisle
Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects
Programs to augment wood duck (Aix sponsa) nesting habitat by providing artificial nest boxes are commonly implemented. In northern Utah, where such programs are relatively new, I proposed a method to identify sites suitable for deployment of next boxes through a combination of habitat and occupancy modeling using site-specific, biotic, and abiotic, data collected from 105 next boxes over one nesting season in Cache County, Utah. An inductive habitat model was first developed which identified possibly suitable habitat (8.74% of county) based on proximity to hydrologic features. Next, based on comparing competing single-species, single-season, occupancy models using a modified Akaike's …
Open Space Changes: A Formal Analysis In Cache Valley, Utah, Cameron Scott Bodine
Open Space Changes: A Formal Analysis In Cache Valley, Utah, Cameron Scott Bodine
Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects
Open spaces are a valuable amenity that people often overlook. Open spaces allow for a system of water treatment, wildlife habitat, agricultural production, and recreation destinations. Too often, however, open space systems are systematically devoured by development with little regard of what that can mean for the future of a community. This thesis suggests that when open space systems are analyzed as having structure, shape, and a dynamic nature, interconnected with development, then an explanation of how it transforms and evolves can emerge. This thesis seeks to present a new method of describing open space change through understanding development trends …