Winter Mountain Goat Diets in Southeast Alaska
Fox JL and Smith CA. 1988. Winter Mountain Goat Diets in Southeast Alaska. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 52(2):362 -365
We determined winter diets of mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) by microhistological analysis of fecal pellets from forested wintering areas in southeast Alaska from 1980 to 1982. As snow depth increased, forbs and ferns declined as diet constituents, but conifers, lichens, and mosses remained important to the diet. The high proportion of conifers, arboreal lichens, and mosses in the diets indicates a need to consider goat habitat during timber management and a need for a better understanding of how goats survive on these forages.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Fox, Joseph; Smith, Christian
- Units
- KEFJ
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Diet, Mountain Goats, Oreamnos americanus, Southeast Alaska