Snowshoe hare abundance in the western area of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (Third annual study and summary report)
Difolco DL. 1999. Snowshoe hare abundance in the western area of Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (Third annual study and summary report). GAAR-99-03. National Park Service
This report summarizes data from a three year monitoring project (1997, 1998, 1999) for snowshoe hare conducted in Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. This project was developed in response to a 5-year furbearer study that discovered unusual sex and age ratios in the lynx population in this area, possibly related to food stress. This project tracked snowshoe hare populations (the primary prey of lynx) through a complete cycle as the population grew, peaked, and crashed to low levels again. The purpose of this study was to provide managers with an index of the snowshoe hare population at each stage of this cycle. Data was also collected on hare diets. During the three years of the study there was a sharp rise in the hare population north of Wiseman. A rapid population decline is expected during the following two years.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Difolco, Donna
- Date of Issue
- 1999-09
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- GAAR
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Gates Of The Arctic National Park And Preserve, Lepus americanus, Lynx, Lynx canadensis, Mammals, Population, Snowshoe Hare