Moose population survey Lake Clark Unit III South (GMU 9B) December 1998
Knuckles P. 1998. Moose population survey Lake Clark Unit III South (GMU 9B) December 1998. Port Alsworth, AK
1998 survey methods followed Gasaway, 1986, and were consistent with prior surveys carried out in the park and preserve since 1992. Unit III South was surveyed on 13-17 December 1998. Twenty-eight hours of flight time were expended searching 258 mi2 (65%) of the unit. Six hours of flight time were required to stratify the entire unit (394 mi2) into survey units of low, medium and high moose densities. Due to the unavailability of a Cessna 185, two PA-18 aircraft were used for both the stratification flights and the surveys. Pilots (Leon Alsworth, Dennis Knuckles) and observers (Dan Young, Penny Knuckles) carried out standard searches (avg. 4.6 min./mi2) of all randomly selected survey units. Intense surveys (avg. 10 min./mi2) were also carried out in the medium and high strata survey units to obtain a sightability correction factor (1.06 pooled across strata).
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Knuckles, Penny
- Date of Issue
- 1998-12
- Units
- LACL
- Keywords
- Alces alces, biologic, Game Management Unit 9B, Mammals, Moose, Populations