SWAN Monitoring Moose
Southwest Alaska Network. SWAN Monitoring Moose. 2003. National Park Service
Moose (Alces alces) are an integral component of the ecosystem in the SWAN. Moose have the potential to influence structure and function of terrestrial systems both through its browsing effects on vegetation communities and through its role as a prey species for predators such as wolves and bears. Since moose require large quantities of resources year round, their populations have the potential to reflect long term changes in resource conditions in their habitat. Moose are crucial to many subsistence communities as a primary source of food that may be harvested on most National Park Service (NPS) land in Alaska, in addition to being harvested by the general public on NPS Preserve lands. In LACL, moose are the most important ungulate harvested in the park and the demand is increasing as the human population grows in and the surrounding park.
- Type
- Project
- Authors
- Southwest Alaska Network
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ALAG , ANIA , KATM , LACL , SWAN
- Keywords
- Abundance, Alaska, Alces alces, Composition, Moose, Population, Wildlife
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Mammals