Alces articles from January 1 2003

Alces archives from January 1 2003

Moose in modern integrated ecosystem management--how should the Malawi principles be adapted?
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT: Under the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity, a special emphasis has been put on an integrated ecosystem approach. Some of the "Malawi principles" state that management objectives are a matter of societal choice,...

Of moose and man: the past, the present, and the future of human dimensions in moose research.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT: There is a gap between a growing interest to study the moose/human interface (MHI) and the actual effort made to understand this human dimension (HD) component in moose research. A content analysis of Alces 1974-2001 showed that the...

A choice modelling approach to moose management: a case study of Thunder Bay moose hunters.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT: We demonstrate the application of one type of model available for managers to better understand the people side of resource management. This choice modelling approach allows us to study issues such as the hunting site choices of moose...

Large carnivores, moose, and humans: a changing paradigm of predator management in the 21st century.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT: We compare and contrast the evolution of human attitudes toward large carnivores between Europe and North America. In general, persecution of large carnivores began much earlier in Europe than North America. Likewise, conservation...

Does rectal palpation of pregnant moose cows affect pre- and neo-natal mortality of their calves?
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT: Chemical immobilization and handling of animals may increase the risk of mortality and reduce reproductive output and survival of offspring born to immobilized mothers. We examined to what extent winter chemical immobilization using...

Factors affecting detectability of moose Alces alces during the hunting season in northern Norway.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT: The use of hunter observations of moose (Alces alces) to index variation in population size and structure is based on the assumption that there is a monotonic relationship between moose seen per hunter-day and population size of...

The potential for multiple fecundity of moose in Finland.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT: Multiple fecundity (i.e., >2 fetuses or calves per female) is a rare and poorly known phenomenon in moose (Alces alces). In this paper I: (1) report the frequency of multiple fecundity of moose in Finland; (2) study the frequencies of...

Status of moose populations and challenges to moose management in Fennoscandia.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT: In the Fennoscandian countries, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, moose (Alces alces) populations began to increase rapidly in the 1960s and have since then been among the most productive and heavily harvested moose populations in the...

The status and management of moose in North America-circa 2000-01.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT: At the turn of the century 2000, the North American moose population was estimated at about 1 million distributed in 28 jurisdictions. Populations occur in 11 Canadian provinces or territories, and in at least 17 U.S. States....

Moose responses to wildlife viewing and traffic stimuli.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT: We examined behavioral response of moose to wildlife viewers and traffic stimuli at a moose viewing blind located on a roadside salt lick in northern New Hampshire during summer, 1997-1999. Feeding, fleeing, alertness, looking,...

The role of mammals as ecosystem landscapers.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT: The role of mammals in ecosystems is to modify vegetation structure, alter pathways of nutrients, and thereby change species composition. Their large-scale structuring effects make large mammals 'ecological landscapers'. Through this...

Moose-vegetation-soil interactions: a dynamic system.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT: We review the processes by which moose (Alces alces) interact with vegetation at the module (leaf and shoot) and genet (individual plant) levels of organization, and show the consequences of these interactions for plant population,...

Effects of browsing history by Alaskan moose on regrowth and quality of feltleaf willow.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT: We studied effects of browsing history by Alaskan moose (Alces alces gigas) on regrowth and quality of feltleaf willow (Salix alaxensis) during late winter 2002 in interior Alaska, USA. We recorded extensive browsing on willows, with...

The impact of moose browsing on tree species composition in Finland.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT: The attitude usually adopted in Finnish forestry regarding the moose (Alces alces) has traditionally been that it influences Scots pine in young mixed stands and therefore intensive treatments have been recommended to favor...

Temporal and spatial aspects of predator-prey dynamics.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT: Ungulates are both major consumers of vegetation and are themselves consumed by carnivores, so food web dynamics, both top-down (predation) and bottom-up (food and weather effects), are prominent in theoretical and applied research...

Seasonal and habitat differences in visibility of moose pellets.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT: Counts of faecal pellet groups have been widely used to estimate population densities and trends of large ungulates like moose (Alces alces). The visibility of pellet groups affects the accuracy of estimates, decreases with time, and...

Chemical immobilization of free-ranging moose.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT: A wide range of drugs and drug combinations have been used to capture free-ranging moose (Alces alces). Currently, potent opioids are considered the drugs of choice for capture of free-ranging moose. Recommended doses are carfentanil...

Monitoring of moose-forest interactions in Estonia as a tool for game management decisions.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT: This paper reviews several big fluctuations in moose (Alces alces) numbers and related problems in Estonia during the last century. The biggest conflict appeared during the period 1960-1980, when the moose population achieved its...

Wolf predation on moose--a case study using hunter observations.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT: We studied predation by colonizing wolves on a high density and highly productive moose (Alces alces) population in south-eastern Norway (about 1.5 moose and 0.01 wolves per [km.sup.2] in winter). As indices to population changes, we...

Bone marrow fat content from moose in northeastern Minnesota, 1972-2000.
January 1, 2003... ABSTRACT: Percent fat in femur bone marrow has been used as an indicator of animal condition at time of death. However, femur bone marrow is not always available for collection. We used linear regression to examine relationships among marrow...

5th International Moose Symposium and 38th North American Moose Conference and Workshop: Oyer, Norway 4-9 August 2002.
January 1, 2003... The 5th International Moose Symposium, including the 38th North American Moose Conference and Workshop, was hosted in Oyer, Norway, August 4-9, 2002. 142 delegates and 11 accompanying persons from 12 countries across the Northern Hemisphere...

Previous meeting sites of the North American Moose Conference and Workshop.
January 1, 2003... PREVIOUS MEETING SITES OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MOOSE CONFERENCE AND WORKSHOP 1963 - St. Paul, Minnesota 1964 - St. Paul, Minnesota 1966 - Winnipeg, Manitoba 1967 - Edmonton, Alberta 1968 - Kenai, Alaska 1970 - Kamloops, British...

Bernt-Eriksaether: distinguished moose biologist--2002 recipient.
January 1, 2003... In 2002, the Distinguished Moose Biologist Award was presented to Bernt-Erik Saether for his career contributions as a moose research scientist with the Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management (DN), the Norwegian Institute for Nature...

Bernt-Eriksaether: distinguished moose biologist--past recipients.
January 1, 2003... 2002 Bernt-Erik Saether, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. 2001 R. Terry Bowyer, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska. 2000 Gerry M. Lynch, Alberta Environmental Protection, Edmonton, Alberta. ...

Bernt-Eriksaether: distinguished moose biologist--award criteria.
January 1, 2003... 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....