Moose Monitoring in the Arctic Network of National Parklands
Sorum M , Joly K , Miller SD . Moose Monitoring in the Arctic Network of National Parklands. 1970. National Park Service
Moose (Alces alces) are an integral component of the boreal ecosystem in the ARCN. Moose have the potential to alter the structure and function of vegetation communities through browsing and biogeochemical cycling. Abundance of this species in the boreal forest is tightly linked to disturbance regimes, in particular fire. Moose are considered good indicators of long term habitat change within park ecosystems because they require large quantities of resources from their habitat year round, and populations have the potential to respond dramatically to long term changes in resource conditions. Moose are crucial to many subsistence communities as a primary source of food throughout most NPS lands in Alaska in addition to being harvested by the general public on NPS Preserve and Monument lands.
- Type
- Project
- Authors
- Sorum, Mathew; Joly, Kyle; Miller, Scott
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ARCN , BELA , CAKR , GAAR , KOVA , NOAT , WEAR
- Keywords
- Abundance, Alaska, Alces alces, Charley, Composition, Gates of the Arctic, Moose, Population, Wildlife, Yukon
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Mammals
Program
Products
- Unit 22D moose survey
- Moose (Alces alces) population survey in and around Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, March 2022
- Trip Report: 1990 Middle Noatak Moose Survey
- Moose monitoring protocol for the Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network
- Moose monitoring protocol for the Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network: Data quality standards
- Moose Monitoring Protocol for the Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) #1 Survey Preparation and Timing
- Moose Monitoring Protocol for the Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) # 2 Selecting the Survey Area
- Moose Monitoring Protocol for the Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) # 3 Survey Methods and Flight Patterns
- Moose Monitoring Protocol for the Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) # 4 Data Management
- Moose Monitoring Protocol for the Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) # 5 Data Analysis and Reporting
- Moose Monitoring Protocol for the Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) # 6 Revising the Protocol
- Aerial moose survey within and around Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, March 2015
- 2006 Aerial Moose Survey in the Upper Kobuk Drainage, Alaska
- Noatak moose population survey Noatak National Preserve March-April 2001