White-Tailed Deer in Relation to the Environment of Mount Desert Island, Maine Including Acadia National Park
Goodrum P. 1944. White-Tailed Deer in Relation to the Environment of Mount Desert Island, Maine Including Acadia National Park. National Park Service
Conducted the first quantitative browse survey on Mount Desert Island by using the S. Aldous method and transect lines. This was the model for annual browse surveys 1944-1953. Goodrum established three transects with 33 plots at Sargent Mountain, Breakneck Road area, and Pine Hill near Hodgdon Pond, and conducted a browse survey noting density of each species, average degree of browsing, utilization factor, percent food eaten, and percent browse available. Lists 47 plants known to be browsed by deer on Mount Desert Island, during which seasons and whether that plant is common or rare. Four exclosures were built at Sargent Mountain, Breakneck Pond Area, Pine Hill Picnic Area, and at New Mill Meadow Road. Lists research on deer conducted 1938-44 and their principal investigators /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /MOUNT DESERT ISLAND/Sargent Mountain/Breakneck Road/Pine Hill/Cadillac Mountain/Schooner Head/Upper Hadlock Pond/New Mills Meadow Road/Oak Hill/Bass Harbor/Acadia Mountain/ISLANDS/Bartlett Island/
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Goodrum, Phil
- Date of Issue
- 1944-11-15
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ACAD
- Keywords
- Acadia Mountain, Bartlett Island, Bass Harbor, Breakneck Road, Browsing, Cadillac Mountain, Exclosures, Food, Hunting, Islands, Mount Desert Island, New Mills Meadow Road, Oak Hill, Permanent Plots, Pine Hill, Plants, Plots, Sargent Mountain, Schooner Head, Upper Hadlock Pond