Options for population and genetic management of feral horses in Assateague Island National Seashore
Problem Solving Team, Sustainable Development And Conservation Biology, University of Maryland. 1995. Options for population and genetic management of feral horses in Assateague Island National Seashore. National Park Service. Berlin, MD
Presents options for population and genetic management of feral horses in Assateague Island National Seashore. Includes sections on minimum viable population, suggested reduction of the population, genetic supplementation of current strain of horses, contraception management options, metapopulation management (management of all Atlantic coast barrier island feral horses as one herd), and management strategies.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Problem Solving Team, Sustainable Development And Conservation Biology, University of Maryland
- Date of Issue
- 1995-12-05
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- ASIS
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Assateague Island National Seashore MD VA, Barrier Islands, Contraception, Feral Animals, Genetics, Horses, Management, Population Control