Evaluating the Prey Base for Lynx: Snowshoe Hare Distribution and Abundance in Glacier National Park
Cheng E, Mills LS, Hodges KE. 2011. Evaluating the Prey Base for Lynx: Snowshoe Hare Distribution and Abundance in Glacier National Park. Missoula, MT
Reports findings from research investigating the distribution and abundance of snowshoe hares in Glacier, and what habitat & factors may influence where they occur. From 2005 to 2007, we conducted an intensive field survey of snowshoe hares in Glacier NP. We had three primary objectives. The first was to identify the distribution and abundance of snowshoe hares in the Park, and what factors may influence where they occur. Our second objective was to assess how wildfires and post-fire regeneration affect hares. Our third objective was to develop a cost-effective non-invasive genetic approach to abundance estimation that could be of benefit to national parks and other areas surveying snowshoe hares and other moderately abundant species.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Cheng, Ellen; Mills, L; Hodges, Karen
- Date of Issue
- 2011-05
- Units
- CRCO , GLAC
- Keywords
- distribution and abundance, Habitat, Lynx, mammal studies, prey base, Snowshoe Hare, Wildlife