Alces articles from January 1 2000

Alces archives from January 1 2000

Foreword.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... The 35th North American Moose Conference and Workshop was held on the Grand Portage Reservation in northeastern Minnesota from 15-20 May 1999. The conference was attended by 148 delegates from China, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and across the...

Reminiscences and a bit of moose conference history.
January 1, 2000... ABSTRACT: The North American Moose Conference and Workshop began in 1963 with an informal meeting of biologists in St. Paul, Minnesota. Since 1966 the meetings have been held annually from Alaska to Newfoundland. While still retaining its...

Foraging on Norway spruce and its potential association with a wasting syndrome in moose in Sweden.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2000... ABSTRACT: We studied a sudden occurrence of moose (Alces alces) browsing twigs and stripping bark of Norway spruce (Picea abies) that coincided temporally and spatially with a moose wasting syndrome in southern Alvsborg County in southwestern...

Analysis of tissue cadmium concentrations in New England moose.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2000... ABSTRACT: Potentially high cadmium (Cd) levels in moose have raised concern over potential impacts to moose biology and human health risks. Moose liver and/or kidney samples were collected from New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont, and tested for...

Impact of moose bark stripping on mountain ash in Vermont.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2000... ABSTRACT: Moose (Alces alces) have always been present in Vermont, but their population began to increase from approximately 25 in 1960 to the present when their population is estimated to be approximately 2,500. The increase in moose numbers...

Yearling moose body mass: importance of first year's growth rate and selective feeding.
January 1, 2000... ABSTRACT: Calf and yearling moose (Alces alces) in southeastern Norway are larger on the east side than on the west side of the Oslo fjord. We compare size of calf and yearling moose and general range conditions on the 2 sides of the fjord. We...

Skeletal integrity in moose at Isle Royale National Park: bone mineral density and osteopathology related to senescence.
January 1, 2000... ABSTRACT: We analyzed the relationships between skeletal condition and senescence using bones of moose (Alces alces) collected at Isle Royale National Park between 1958-1995. We found a significant decline in bone mineral density (BMD) in the...

A Gasaway-type moose survey in New Hampshire using infrared thermal imagery: preliminary results.
January 1, 2000... ABSTRACT: A Gasaway-type aerial moose survey was conducted in northern New Hampshire using fixed-wing aircraft equipped with a Westinghouse WesCam forward looking infrared (FLIR) sensor in place of human observers. The purposes of the survey...

Distinguished Moose Biologist--1999 recipient.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... In 1999, the Distinguished Moose Biologist Award was presented to Mr. William J. Peterson who currently is employed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Bill is recognized for a long dedicated career as a manager of both moose and...

Distinguished Moose Biologist--past recipients.
January 1, 2000... 1999 William J. Peterson, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Grand Marais, Minnesota. 1998 Dr. Peter A. Jordan, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota. 1997 Dr. Margareta...

Order of Alces--1999.
January 1, 2000... In recognition of much appreciated service related to organizing the annual meeting, a special certificate, entitled the ORDER OF ALCES, was first presented at the 22nd North American Moose Conference and Workshop. The 1999 recipient of this...

Previous meeting sites of the North American Moose Conference and Workshop.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... 1963 - St. Paul, Minnesota 1964 - St. Paul, Minnesota 1966 - Winnipeg, Manitoba 1967 - Edmonton, Alberta 1968 - Kenai, Alaska 1970 - Kamloops, British Columbia 1971 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 8th 1972 - Thunder...

Conference delegates.
January 1, 2000... Delegates attending the 35th North American Moose Conference and Workshop, Grand Portage, Minnesota, U.S.A., May 15-20, 1999; Ed Addison Ecolink Science 107 Kennedy St. W Aurora, Ontario Canada L4G 2L8 Andy Aderman...

Distinguished Moose Biologist--award criteria.(Brief Article)
January 1, 2000... An award was established by the North American Moose Conference and Workshop in 1981 to honor, and bring to the public's attention, the outstanding contribution of a particular individual, individuals and/or organizations to moose management....

Urinary metabolites for enhancing ecological interpretations: a workshop (1).
January 1, 2000... ABSTRACT: This paper provides outlines of 5 sessions in which an overview of various aspects of the use of urinalysis to monitor changes in nutritional condition of free-ranging ungulates was presented at the 35th North American Moose...

A summary of research on moose and related ecological topics at Isle Royale, U.S.A.
January 1, 2000... ABSTRACT: The following summary evolved during the 35th North American Moose Conference, 1999, from a session that reviewed 40 years of moose and related research at Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, USA. The account here covers this history...

Extreme moose demographics in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2000... ABSTRACT: We compare demographics and migration between 2 distinct ecoregions within Gros Morne National Park (GMNP) on Newfoundland's Great Northern Peninsula: the highland Long Range Barrens (LRB) and the lowland Coastal Plains (CP). Both...

Cadmium in Manitoba's wildlife.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2000... ABSTRACT: We analyzed livers and kidneys of 228 moose, 105 white-tailed deer, 161 elk, 12 caribou, 94 black bear, 31 wolves, and 75 coyotes from Manitoba for cadmium (Cd) levels. Bears had the highest mean concentration (18.89 [+ or -] 11.48...

Precision of moose density estimates derived from stratification survey data.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2000... ABSTRACT: Stratified random block (SRB) surveys are commonly used to monitor moose abundance. However, SRB surveys are expensive and time consuming, hence few areas can be surveyed annually and successive surveys in an area are infrequent. We...

Adaptations of winter ticks (Dermacentor albipictus) to invade moose and moose to evade ticks.
January 1, 2000... ABSTRACT: Most North American moose (Alces alces) outside Newfoundland and south of 60[degrees]N latitude are infested annually with winter ticks, Dermacentor albipictus. Moose commonly are host to many thousand winter ticks, and...

Ecology of meningeal worm, Parelaphostrongylus tenuis (nematoda), in white-tailed deer and terrestrial gastropods of Michigan's Upper Peninsula with implications for moose.
January 1, 2000... ABSTRACT: Moose (Alces alces) were reintroduced to Michigan's Upper Peninsula in the mid-1980's. Because some of the subsequent mortalities were attributed to meningeal worm, Parelaphostrongylus tenuis, a study was done in 1995-1996 to...

Movements of female moose in relation to birth and death of calves.
January 1, 2000... ABSTRACT: We followed the daily movements of 24-59 parturient moose every spring from 1994-1997 in southcentral Alaska, an area with heavy predation of calves. We tested the hypotheses that: (1) selection of a parturition site involves...

Directional asymmetry in moose.
January 1, 2000... ABSTRACT: The structural asymmetry of 1,772 European moose (Alces alces alces) and of 5 Shiras moose (Alces alces shirasi) skulls was studied by checking the deviation of rostral bones from the midline of the skull roof. A significant...

Effects of moose density on timber quality and biodiversity restoration in Sweden, Finland, and Russian Karelia.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2000... ABSTRACT: A long history of forest use and management in Sweden has promoted conifer-dominated forests at the expense of deciduous trees such as Populus tremula, Salix caprea, and Sorbus aucuparia. Moose (Alces alces) are a key species both...

Changes in structure of a boreal forest community following intense herbivory by moose.
January 1, 2000... ABSTRACT: Herbivores have influenced the structure, biomass, and species composition of vegetation in heavily browsed or grazed areas. The introduction of moose (Alces alces) to Newfoundland in 1878 and 1904, and the subsequent closure of...

A telephone questionnaire to assess moose harvest.
January 1, 2000... ABSTRACT: Since 1985 Alberta Natural Resources Service has used an annual telephone questionnaire to obtain harvest information on big game and game bird species. Telephone calls are handled by members of 100 cooperating resource user groups...

Timber harvest and calving site fidelity of moose in Northwestern Ontario.
January 1, 2000... ABSTRACT: Disturbance, whether natural or human, can limit the ability of individuals to maintain occupancy of preferred habitats over time. If suitable habitat provides for the successful rearing of offspring, then an individual may return to...

Thinning residues as a source of browse for moose in managed forests in Finland.
January 1, 2000... ABSTRACT: Moose (Alces alces) browsing causes considerable damage in young Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) stands in Finland. In this study, we examined the possibility of increasing moose browse in managed forests by providing cutting residues...

Antler size relative to body mass in moose: tradeoffs associated with reproduction.
January 1, 2000... ABSTRACT: Body size and age are highly correlated with antler size, fighting ability, and reproductive success in male cervids. Production of antlers requires energy above that for maintenance of basal functions, and is especially demanding of...