Mapping grizzly bear habitat in Glacier National Park
Butterfield BR and Key CH. 1986. Mapping grizzly bear habitat in Glacier National Park. Pages 58-66. In Butterfield BR and Key CH (ed): Proceedings--grizzly bear habitat symposium. Missoula, MT. April 30-May 2 1985. USDA, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. Ogden, UT. General Technical Report INT-207
An existing Landsat classification, one of 20 databases comprising a regional geographic information system, was used to create a first-generation map of grizzly bear habitat in the Two Medicine drainage of Glacier National Park, MT, and to assess the potential for using Landsat to produce a park-wide habitat map. A total of 189 Landsat classes, stratified by elevation and aspect, were grouped into 18 habitat classes significant to grizzly bears. The stratified Landsat classification demonstrated a moderate capability to resolve the array of grizzly bear habitat classes. Restructuring the existing Landsat classification and incorporating relevant ancillary themes, such as time-since-burn and snow chute locations, may result in an improved classification.
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Butterfield, Bart; Key, Carl
- Units
- CRCO , GLAC
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos), Habitats, Mapping, Two Medicine Area Glacier National Park MT