Analysis of Factors Affecting Population Viability and Reintroduction Attempts for Fisher and Other Mammals in Acadia National Park
Gilbert J, Chilelli M, O'Connell A, Griffith B, Krohn W. 1991. Analysis of Factors Affecting Population Viability and Reintroduction Attempts for Fisher and Other Mammals in Acadia National Park. Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Orono, Maine
Describes the objectives, scope, and project status of this reintroduction study. 'Escalating habitat fragmentation suggests that native wildlife populations will become increasinglyrestricted to disjunct habitats in the future. The role of National Parks in providing relatively unexploited habitat patches will increase. Habitat patches will contain smaller populations of wildlife species than large contiguous areas of habitat, and these reduced populations will be more susceptible to extinction due to stochastic events. Addition of suitable habitat area to parks may be impossible. Therefore, effective evaluation of the ability of National Parks to sustain viable populations of wildlife species requires 2 analyses. First, estimates of extinction probabilities for small populations of various species are needed; and, second, estimates of success rates of reintroduction programs used for restoration after local extinction are necessary.' /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /ACADIA NATIONAL PARK/
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Gilbert, J.R.; Chilelli, M.; O'Connell, A.; Griffith, B.; Krohn, W.B.
- Date of Issue
- 1991
- Publisher
- Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Acadia National Park, Mammals, Population, reintroduction (fisher)