Home Range and Habitat Use by Wolverines in Southcentral Alaska
Whitman JS, Ballard WB, Gardner CL. 1986. Home Range and Habitat Use by Wolverines in Southcentral Alaska. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 50(3):460-463
A wolverine (Gulo gulo) population was studied in the Susitna Basin of southcentral Alaska from 1980 to 1983. Based on logarithmic extrapolations, annual home range sizes were estimated at 535 and 105 km-squared for males and postpartus females, respectively. Wolverines utilized significantly different elevational strata during different seasons, probably in response to differences in prey distribution and abundance. Habitat analyses showed an avoidance of forest types in summer and tundra types in winter.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Whitman, Jackson; Ballard, Warren; Gardner, Craig
- Units
- DENA , WRST
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Gulo gulo, Habitat, Home Range, Mammals, Radiotelemetry, Susitna Basin, Wildlife Management, wolverines