White-Tailed Deer Mortality, Population Dynamics, Movements, and Spatial Interactions With Coyotes in Acadia National Park, Maine
Glass SL. 1991. White-Tailed Deer Mortality, Population Dynamics, Movements, and Spatial Interactions With Coyotes in Acadia National Park, Maine. Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Orono, Maine
'We plan to investigate cause-specific mortality of deer, assess patterns of movement and spatial overlap between coyotes and deer, and develop a stochastic simulation model for deer in ANP.' Summarizes progress on the project to date. Includes project objectives, scope, project status, and future plans. 'Coyotes colonized Mount Desert Island (MDI) in the early 1980's and are a potentially significantpredator on deer in ANP. Preliminary food habits studies suggest that the use of deer by coyotes is high relative to mainland areas. In addition to direct predation, spatial interactions between coyotes and deer may potentially affect deer populations.' /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /MOUNT DESERT ISLAND/
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Glass, Steve
- Date of Issue
- 1991
- Publisher
- Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Mortality, Mount Desert Island, Population