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Baigas, Phillip E. "Winter habitat selection, winter diet, and seasonal distribution mapping of moose (Alces alces shirasi) in southeastern Wyoming." Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1797714121&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Becker, Scott. "Habitat selection, condition, and survival of Shiras moose in northwest Wyoming." Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, 2008. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1799711361&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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McDonald, Lucian R. "Urban Alaskan Moose: An Analysis of Factors Associated with Moose-Vehicle Collisions." DigitalCommons@USU, 2019. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7547.
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As human populations continue to grow and encroach into wildlife habitats, instances of human-wildlife conflict are on the rise. Increasing numbers of reported wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVCs) provide tangible evidence of anthropogenic impacts on wildlife as well as increasing threats to human health and safety. Increasing WVCs are of particular concern, especially those involving large-bodied ungulates such as moose (Alces spp.), because of the increased risk of property damage, personal injuries, and human fatalities. Motorists directly involved in a WVC are at risk of injury or mortality, but other motorists are also put at risk due to road obstructions and traffic congestion associated with WVCs. Mitigating these impacts on motorists and wildlife requires investigation into the temporal and spatial factors leading to WVCs.
In Alaska, most WVCs involve moose (Alces alces), a large bodied ungulate capable of threatening human life when involved in a collision. Each moose-vehicle collision (MVC) in Alaska is estimated to cost $33,000 in damages. With this analysis, I analyzed the plethora of factors contributing to moose and motorist occurrence on the road system and motorist detection based on a historical dataset of MVC reports throughout Alaska from 2000 to 2012 and a dataset of field-derived measurements at MVC locations within the Matanuska-Susitna Borough from 2016 to 2018. My first analysis focused on the daily and annual trends in MVC rates as compared to expected moose and human behavioral patterns with a focus on guiding mitigation strategies. Fifty percent of the MVCs reported between 2000 and 2012 occurred where the commuter rush hours overlapped with dusk and dawn in winter, and the artificial lighting differences between boroughs suggest a link between artificial lighting and reduced MVCs.
To focus more specifically on roadside features contributing to MVC risk, I collected and analyzed local and regional scale land cover and road geometry data at reported MVC sites in an area with a rapidly growing human population. I compared these data to similar data collected at random locations near documented MVC sites and at locations where moose that were fitted with global-positioning system (GPS) transmitters crossed highways. I used generalized additive mixed models to delineate which of the variables impacted the risk of both moose road crossings and MVCs. Moose road crossings were influenced by approximations of spatial, seasonal, and daily moose density as well as the proportion of deciduous-coniferous and coniferous forest in the area and the number of possible corridor or land cover types surrounding the site. The best MVC risk model was described by expected seasonal and daily changes in moose density and local scale measurements, including the sinuosity of the road, the height of vegetation near the road, and the angle between the road surface and the roadside. Together this information should guide transportation and urban planners in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough to use roadside vegetation removal, seasonal speed reduction, improved lighting strategies, dynamic signage, or partnerships with mobile mapping services to reactively reduce MVCs and to focus future road planning in areas with lower moose abundance and build roads that increase visibility and detection distances in areas where moose are common.
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Broders, Hugh G. "Population genetic structure and the effect of founder events on the genetic variability of moose (Alces alces) in Canada." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0035/MQ47418.pdf.
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Henderson, John J. "Microhistology of moose browse using polarized light microscopy and age & sex-determination using moose scat." University of Nebraska at Kearney, 2013.
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McGee, Chandra J. "Concentrations of Cadmium in Common Moose Browse in Maine." Fogler Library, University of Maine, 2006. http://www.library.umaine.edu/theses/pdf/McGeeCJ2006.pdf.
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Marshall, Jason Paul. "Analysis of predation data from moose-wolf systems." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq21189.pdf.
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Månsson, Johan. "Moose management and browsing dynamics in boreal forest /." Uppsala : Dept. of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2007. http://epsilon.slu.se/200782.pdf.
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Sanchez, Luque Maria. "Browsing damage by moose in Swedish Boreal Forest." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för arbets- och folkhälsovetenskap, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-27476.
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The browsing damage by moose ( Alces alces) is an actual and real problem that is happening in Swedish boreal forests nowadays. The browsing can be done for different types of cervids like roe deer, moose and goats, but we will focus on the browsing damage by moose because it is the main browser on pine stand and is causing the biggest problem in Sweden due to the high moose population that currently exist. The moose is the biggest species in the deer family and one of the most spread species in Sweden. We performed our study in fifteen plantation areas of Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) in Gävleborg county, Sweden. Some of these plantations have a natural origin, whereas others have been created by human. The increase of browsing damage by moose have several consequences including effects on the ecological community and huge economic consequences, as the forest companies are losing, billions of Swedish crowns per year because of the browsing damage on the pine trees. The aim of this study was to investigate how the browsing damage by moose on Scots Pines varies depending on the density of the different deciduous tree species. Some of the most important results that I obtained were a negative relation between the number of deciduous trees and the browsing damage in Scots pine, the positive relation between the number of damaged deciduous trees very close to the Scots pine studied and the browsing damage in Scots pine and finally, the positive relation between the old browsing damage and new browsing damage in Scot pine. In general, I can conclude that when the number of deciduous trees increases in an area, the browsing damage in Scot pine decreases.
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Maïzi, Pascale. "Techniques féminines moose dans le Yatenga, Burkina Faso." Paris, EHESS, 1993. http://www.theses.fr/1993EHES0101.
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Ce document propose une analyse technologique de trois activites, definies ici comme des ensembles techniques : la cuisine, la ceramique et le jardinage. Le choix de la chaine operatoire pour decrire differentes productions a l'interieur de chacun des ensembles a permis de formaliser les observations effectuees autour des travaux feminins retenus pour cette recherche et de proposer trois modeles de deroulement technique. La construction de chaines operatoires nous oblige a suivre l'evolution d'un ou de plusieurs materiaux de base (mil, argile, semences, etc. ) durant toutes leurs transformations et jusqu'a leur consommation. Cette demarche nous conduit par ailleurs a mettre en evidence les principaux savoirfaire qui conditionnent tout acte technique, puis d'identifier des facteurs d'evolution technique. Enfin, en choisissant des chaines de production orientees vers l'echange monetaire, notre analyse de techniques feminines moose permet d'identifier des processus de specialisation professionnelle et, avec eux, les signes de tendances nouvelles dans le controle des techniques et la diversite des identites<br>The aim of this study is to present a technological analysis of three activities, defined here as three technical entites - cooking pootery and gardening. Production chains were chosen to describe various productions within each technical entity. This manner of proceeding allowed us to formalise all the observations gathered concerning the technical activities under scrutiny and to propose three technical patterns. This setting up of production chains compelled us to follow one or several basic materials throughout the various stages of their transformation right up to the endproduct. This led us to focus on the main skills as well as the social and symbolic data that condition any technical activity. It also helped identify some factors of technical evolution. Finally, having chosen production chains which lead to money-based exchanges, our analysis of the techniques of moose women allowed us to identify the processes which govern professional specialisations as well as the signs of new trends in the control of technological skills and in the differences which establish one's identity
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Neumann, Wiebke. "Moose Alces alces behaviour related to human activity." Umeå : Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 2009. http://epsilon.slu.se/200964.pdf.
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Clifford, Andrew B. "Narial Novelty in Mammals: Case Studies and Rules of Construction." Ohio : Ohio University, 2003. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1069445156.
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Olovsson, Anders. "Habitat selection by moose (Alces alces) in southwestern Sweden." Thesis, Karlstad University, Faculty of Social and Life Sciences, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-1033.
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<p>The moose (Alces alces) is very important both economically and ecologically, therefore all knowledge of moose is vital for future management of the moose population. Little is known about moose habitat selection in Sweden. In coastal southwestern Sweden growing human population and new infrastructure projects continuously threaten to fragment and isolate local moose populations. The habitat selection of 22 moose, 8 males and 14 females, in southwestern Sweden was studied from February 2002 until December 2005. The moose were captured and fitted with GPS-collars and positions were collected at 2-hour intervals. The number of moose positions totaled 71103 during the study period of 46 months. Data for individual animals were divided into four seasons: spring, summer, fall and winter based on climate and moose biology. A total of 125 moose seasonal home ranges were generated and habitat use within each of the generated home ranges was studied using Euclidean distance-based analysis. A reclassified digital landcover map was divided into the land use classes agriculture, clear-cut, coniferous forest, deciduous forest, mire and mountain. The results showed that there was a difference in habitat selection between males and females. Males were significantly closer to forest and clear-cuts compared to females. Both males and females selected clear-cuts and avoided agriculture within their home ranges.</p><br><p>Älgen är en viktig art, både ekonomiskt och ekologiskt, och all kunskap är viktig för att även i framtiden kunna sköta en sund älgstam. Trots flertalet studier finns det många frågetecken om älgens habitatval i Sverige. En ökad exploateringstakt och nya infrastrukturprojekt hotar att fragmentera och isolera populationer av älg. Habitatvalet hos 22 älgar, 8 tjurar och 14 kor, i sydvästra Sverige studerades mellan februari 2002 och december 2005. Älgarna sövdes och utrustades med GPS-sändare, deras positioner registrerades varannan timma och det totala antalet positioner under den 46 månader långa studietiden var 71103 stycken. Data från varje älg delades in i 4 säsonger; vår, sommar, höst och vinter, baserat på klimat och älgens biologi. Totalt genererades 125 hemområden baserade på säsong, och valet av habitat inom varje hemområde studerades med hjälp av Euclidean distance-based analysis. En omklassificerad digital marktäckedata användes som var indelad i 6 olika klasser; odlad mark, hygge, barrskog, lövskog, myrmark och berg i dagen. Resultaten visade att det var skillnad mellan könen i hur de väljer habitat. Tjurarna var signifikant närmare barrskog och hyggen än korna, men både tjurar och kor selekterade för hyggen och undvek odlad mark inom deras hemområden.</p>
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Lis, Doron. "Blackwater Mine and the collaborative moose health monitoring program." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/58029.
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In response to the rapid rate of multiple natural resource developments in British Columbia (BC) First Nations across the province are raising concern about the health and safety of traditional food or ‘country food’ sources. This concern has led to a large number of requests by BC First Nations to monitor country foods. Furthermore, a progressive approach to environmental assessment of mines in BC includes the implementation of a program to assess and monitor country foods especially when mine developments occur on or near First Nations traditional food gathering lands. Such monitoring programs can also be incorporated into Impact Benefit Agreements, which have become a key social tool for mining companies working on or near Aboriginal lands. The mining industry in BC has only recently begun to specifically assess the potential impacts of mining on country foods. However, this assessment has lacked both depth and guidance. New Gold, a mid-tier mining company, has implemented a ‘Country Food Monitoring Plan’ as part of an application for an environmental impact assessment of the proposed Blackwater Mine in central BC. In particular, moose were identified by local First Nations as a country food of primary concern. This report describes a unique collaboration between New Gold and the Lhoosk’uz Dene Nation and hunting guide outfitters, with support from wildlife veterinarians to develop and pilot the implementation of a moose health monitoring program. The goal is to establish a community-based monitoring program to provide information to First Nations and others on moose health and any potential threats via ingestion of country foods to humans throughout all stages, including construction, operation and post-closure, of the Blackwater Mine. This research can be used by industry, government, First Nations, and other stakeholders to provide a framework and model to approach the assessment and monitoring of the health and safety of country foods near mining development and other natural resource extractive activities.<br>Applied Science, Faculty of<br>Mining Engineering, Keevil Institute of<br>Graduate
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Ofstad, Endre. "Seasonal Variation in Site Fidelity of Moose (Alces alces)." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for biologi, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-21418.
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Species across many taxa display site fidelity, the tendency to return to previous used areas, particularly during important periods of life, such as at mating and reproduction. In general, it is expected that familiarity to an area is beneficial, and the ability to return to the same area for specific life history events should therefore have a fitness benefit. Efficient wildlife management relies on good knowledge about the tendency of the target species to display site fidelity. Here, I investigated to what extent moose show seasonal variation in site fidelity and to what extent site fidelity was related to sex, reproductive status and the tendency to conduct seasonal migration. I expected site fidelity to vary according to the costs and benefits of sex and reproductive status, and that site fidelity in spring and autumn was low due to large annual variation in important environmental conditions (green-up and snow fall). Absolute site fidelity was measured as the distance between the location on a given date and the location on the same date the following year, where a short distance indicates high site fidelity. I also calculated a relative measure of site fidelity as the absolute site fidelity after accounting for individual space use. The results revealed that site fidelity was highest in summer and lowest in autumn. Resident moose displayed higher site fidelity than migratory and females more than males, whereas no differences were found between reproductive statuses of females. During the rutting/hunting period, males showed considerably lower site fidelity than females, while there was no difference between females of different reproductive status. These results suggest that the accuracy of predicting an individual's location from one year to the next varies with sex and movement strategy and is particularly low for migratory male moose in autumn. The results may have several implications for management. For instance a more precise population estimates can be obtained by performing censuses during the period of the year with high site fidelity, i.e. late summer or mid-winter. Furthermore, as the migratory part of the population may show large annual variations in local densities it is essential that knowledge exists about the general movement patterns in the population. Combined, these aspects call for a large-scale management of Norwegian moose populations.
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Baker, Bruce Garry. "Winter habitat selection and use by moose in the West-Chilcotin region of British Columbia." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/28890.
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Wetlands have been considered an important component of wintering moose (Alces alces andersonii) habitat in the West-Chilcotin Region of British Columbia. This study evaluates the importance of wetlands, particularly the ecotone between forests and wetlands and identifies important cover types for wintering moose. Additional baseline data regarding food habits and home range sizes are included.
Two hypotheses were tested in this study; that moose habitat use was independent of cover type, and that moose habitat use was random with respect to distance from forest/wetland borders. The data in this study led to rejection of both these hypotheses. Moose used spruce (Picea glauca) wetlands and spruce forests more frequently than expected if use were random. Moose concentrated primarily within 100 m of the forest/wetland edge and virtually did not use areas greater than 200 m from the edge. The combination of food and cover in areas of spruce and edge is likely a major factor determining habitat use of wintering moose.
Average home range sizes of radio-collared moose ranged from 20.7 to 45.2 km².
Bog birch (Betula qlandulosa) , lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta), and willows (Salix spp.) were the most frequently consumed forages.<br>Land and Food Systems, Faculty of<br>Graduate
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Fliflet, Henrik Rasmussen. "Spatial and Temporal Variation in Moose- (Alces alces) Road Crossings." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for biologi, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-19950.
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This study examined what separates a crossing site from an available crossing site and investigate when and where roads are more likely to be crossed by moose (Alces alces). Five seasonal models for two sexes were selected using an information-theoretic approach based on Akaike’s Information Criteria. Crossings were expected to be more likely during times of increased moose activity, and in areas of preferred moose habitat.There were clear temporal effects of moose road-crossing probability, both within and between seasons: crossings were most likely to occur during the twilight hours. The influence of habitat and climate was much lower than expected, which lead to difficulties in creating spatially predictive statistical models. Nevertheless, high quality forage attracted crossings, while ruggedness, human disturbance and snow depth dissuaded them. It is therefore possible to predict spatially varying crossing probabilities across varying seasons, but it is difficult to produce management recommendations on this basis. Moose-vehicle collision-mitigating actions should therefore be focused on the temporal scale and management of the moose population density.
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Björnstig, Ulf. "Snowmobile, motorcycle and moose-car accidents : aspects on injury control." Doctoral thesis, Umeå universitet, Kirurgi, 1985. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-140688.
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Injuries related to snowmobiles, motorcycles and moose-car collisions have increased. The aim of the present thesis was to analyse mechanisms and consequences in fatal and non-fatal accidents of these types, and to penetrate possible preventive measures. Snowmobiles The median age of the injured was 30 and of the killed 32, males predominating. A majority of the accidents occurred during weekends, and especially the fatal accidents occurred after dark. The extremities were the most commonly injured parts of the body, however, drowning, crushed chest and cranial injuries caused most of the fatalities. Among the fatalities, four out of five were under the influence of alcohol. The present Swedish laws regarding snowmobiles seem well motivated. "Built-in" safety measures in the construction of the snowmobiles, properly designed snowmobile tracks and functional search and rescue systems could reduce the injuries. Motorcycles The median age was 19 years for both the traffic injured and the killed. Half of the traffic accidents were collisions with other motor vehicles. In the fatally injured group, also collisions with fixed roadside objects were common. Of the fatally injured, more than every fifth person died in an accident where alcohol was an influential factor. In the injured group, lower extremity injuries (especially in off-road riding) were common and among the fatalities most riders died from injuries to the head or chest. Out of one thousand motorcycle riders interviewed, 45% reported wobbling experiences (8% reported severe wobbling). Possible injury reducing measures include increasing the licensing age, more discriminating driving test, "built-in" restriction of the motorcycle's top speed, elimination of motorcycles prone to wobbling, and a more intensive traffic supervision (speeding, alcohol). Moose-car collisitions The median age of the drivers was 38 years. Most collisions happened at dusk or when dark (3/4). The median collision speed was 70 km/h. The damage to the car was typical, the roof and the windshield pillars were deformed downwards and backwards. The broken windshield was often pressed into the passenger compartment. Most of the injured car occupants suffered cuts predominantly to the head and upper extremities. Nearly all the fatally injured died of head and neck injuries. The injuries may be reduced by strengthening the roof and the windshield pillars, and by introducing anti 1 acerati ve windshields.<br><p>Diss. (sammanfattning) Umeå : Umeå universitet, 1985</p><br>digitalisering@umu
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Sylvén, Susanne. "Management and regulated harvest of moose (Alces alces) in Sweden /." Uppsala : Dept. of Conservation Biology, Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, 2003. http://epsilon.slu.se/a371.pdf.
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Damiba, François-Xavier. "Essayer la folie pour voir : risque et prudence des Moose." Paris 5, 1993. http://www.theses.fr/1993PA05H010.
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Les moose du Burkina n'ignorent ni le risque, ni la prudence. On reconnait les traces de leur prudence dans leur sagesse orale, essentiellement bâtie sur les proverbes, et dans leur sagesse pratique dont la diplomatie constitue l'une des figures majeures. Quant au risque, ils sont identifiés et s'identifient eux-mêmes comme un peuple audacieux, en raison de leurs conquêtes passées, leur gout du travail et de l'aventure, et à cause des divers maitres du risque de leur société. Mais quand on les interroge sur leur préférence pour l'une ou l'autre réalité, ils n'hésitent pas à se prononcer pour la prudence, opinion que partagent aussi les peuples qui les côtoient. Les raisons de cette préférence s'articulent surtout sur leur conception de l'univers, leur sens de l'autorité et la peur qu'inspirent a tous la pléthore des interdits. Ceci aura pour conséquence de faire du Moose un monde de l'évitement, de la répétition et de la nécessite, même s'il reste un monde gai et optimiste. La pénétration de l'islam, de l'occident et du christianisme est à l'origine d'un nouveau monde ou de nouveaux héros prennent progressivement la place des anciens. Pour le moment, la masse des moose oppose prudence et méfiance à cette rationalité nouvelle. Il n'empêche que la minorité de ceux qui optent d'imiter les nouveaux pères grandit d'année en année, au point qu'on puisse dire que dans un proche avenir, la valeur de risque l'emportera sur celle de prudence. A très long terme cependant, il s'ensuivra une crise culturelle dont l'issue sera vraisemblablement la manifestation d'une nouvelle<br>Neither risk nor prudence are unknown to the moose of Burkina. Their oral wisdom, handed down mostly in proverbs, and their practical wisdom, evidenced in diplomacy especially, is characterized by prudence. As for risk, they themselves admit, and others agree, that they are a bold people : past conquests, their taste for work and adventure, and various risk-masters in their society, all justify this appellation. Yet, when asked their preference, they unhesitetingly choose prudence over risk, and neighboring peoples agree. They decide according to their concept of the universe, their sense of authority, and the fear that taboos inspire. Consequently, the moogo world is one of avoidance, of repetition and of necessity, though it remains a cheerful and optimistic one. Consequent on the penetration of Islam, of western influences and of Christian ones, it is a new world where new heroes gradually replace the old. For now, most moose meet this new rationality with prudence and mistrust. The minority which chooses to imitate the new fathers grows yearly, and the value of risk will win over prudence in the near future. In the very long term, there will be a cultural crisis which will probably give rise to a new prudence
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Luud, Aarne. "Evaluation of moose habitats and forest reclamation in Estonian oil shale mining areas /." Online version, 2006. http://dspace.utlib.ee/dspace/bitstream/10062/684/5/luudaarne.pdf.
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Mittmann, Franz. "Molekularbiologische Untersuchungen zum Phytochromsystem der Moose Physcomitrella patens und Ceratodon purpureus." [S.l.] : [s.n.], 2002. http://www.diss.fu-berlin.de/2003/94/index.html.
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Bjørneraas, Kari. "Spatiotemporal variation in resource utilisation by a large herbivore, the moose." Doctoral thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for biologi, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-15152.
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Klaussen, Ada Johanne. "Fitness consequences of selection of home range in moose (Alces alces)." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for biologi, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-19953.
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Kangas, V. M. (Veli-Matti). "Genetic and phenotypic variation of the moose (Alces alces)." Doctoral thesis, Oulun yliopisto, 2015. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789526209807.
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Abstract Spatial and temporal variation is a universal feature in most organisms in nature, commonly reflecting the past evolutionary history of the species as well as the prevailing environmental conditions. The purpose of this doctoral thesis study was to investigate the genetic and phenotypic variation, and to assess the roles of the different processes affecting them in the moose (Alces alces). Altogether 809 DNA samples of moose, gathered throughout Finland and the Republic of Karelia in Russia, were analysed with a variety of population genetic methods. Furthermore, the shape of the moose mandible was investigated with the help of geometric morphometrics using a subset of samples gathered from 179 moose in Finland. This study showed that the Finnish and especially the Karelian moose population harboured relatively high genetic diversity, albeit with clear regional differences in its spatial distribution. In the northern half of Finland, a secondary contact of two diverged mitochondrial lineages was revealed. The presence of the two lineages was interpreted to reflect the existence of allopatric refugia of moose during the Last Glacial Maximum and the subsequent bi-directional recolonisation of Fennoscandia. Furthermore, a spatially explicit Bayesian clustering analysis suggested existence of three genetic clusters, which were estimated to have split after the post-glacial recolonisation. The results also showed that past declines in the moose numbers during the 18th and 19th centuries led to population bottlenecks, leaving a genetic imprint. Thus, the present moose population in eastern Fennoscandia carries the signs of both ancient and more recent events in its genetic composition. Finally, a significant latitudinal shift was revealed in the shape of the moose mandible. The pattern was considered independent of the genetic clustering of the population. The main changes included an enlargement of the attachment surfaces of the muscles controlling biting and mastication, implying more effective mastication in the north compared with the south, possibly an adaptive response to a longer period of hard wintertime diet. The results of this thesis encourage continuation of studies on the moose in order to fully reveal the impact of particular historical events and especially anthropogenic factors on the genetic and phenotypic variation of this species. They also provide the starting point for ‘genetically enlightened’ moose management and conservation in Finland<br>Tiivistelmä Lähes kaikilla eliölajeilla esiintyy ajallista ja paikallista muuntelua, joka on seurausta lajin evolutiivisesta historiasta ja vallitsevista ympäristöoloista. Tässä väitöskirjatutkimuksessa tutkin hirven (Alces alces) geneettistä ja fenotyyppistä muuntelua sekä niitä selittäviä taustatekijöitä populaatiogeneettisillä ja geometrisen morfometrian menetelmillä. Geneettisen aineiston muodostivat Suomesta ja Venäjän Karjalasta kerätyt 809 hirven DNA-näytteet. Fenotyyppisenä ominaisuutena tutkittiin hirven leukaluun muotoa yhteensä 179 alaleuasta. Geneettinen monimuotoisuus oli tutkimuksen mukaan Suomen ja erityisesti Karjalan hirvipopulaatiossa verrattain korkea, joskin alueelliset erot olivat varsin selviä. Pohjoisesta Suomesta löytyi kahta erilaistunutta mitokondrion DNA:n sukulinjaa, joiden arvioin erilaistuneen viimeisen jääkauden aikana, todennäköisesti erillisissä refugioissa, ja saapuneen aikoinaan Suomeen eri reittejä pitkin. Tämän ohella tuman DNA paljasti lisää alueellisia rakenteita; bayesilainen ryhmittelyanalyysi havaitsi hirvellä kolme erillistä alapopulaatiota. Näiden ryhmien arvioin kehittyneen vasta Suomen uudelleenasuttamisen jälkeen. Tämän tutkimuksen tulokset osoittivat myös, että historiallisesti tunnetut kannanromahdukset 1700- ja 1800-luvuilla johtivat populaation pullonkaulaan, joka jätti jälkensä hirven perimään. Itäisen Fennoskandian hirvipopulaation geneettiseen muunteluun ovat siis vaikuttaneet sen historian aikana niin jääkauden aikaiset kuin tuoreemmatkin tapahtumat. Tämän lisäksi hirven alaleuan muodossa havaittiin merkitsevä etelä-pohjoissuuntainen muutos. Tulosten mukaan purentaa ohjaavien lihasten kiinnityspinnat laajenevat pohjoista kohti siirryttäessä, mikä viittaisi siihen, että hirven leukojen puruvoima on pohjoisessa suurempi kuin etelässä. Ilmiö oli riippumaton populaation geneettisestä ryhmittyneisyydestä, ja se on mahdollisesti seurausta kovemman talviruokavalion aiheuttamasta adaptiivisesta vasteesta. Tämän väitöskirjan tulokset rohkaisevat jatkamaan aiheen tutkimusta, jotta eri historiallisten tapahtumien sekä eritoten ihmisvaikutuksen merkitys lajin geneettiseen ja fenotyyppiseen muunteluun voitaisiin selvittää perin pohjin. Lisäksi tulokset muodostavat lähtökohdan ’geneettisesti valistuneelle’ hirvikannan hoidolle Suomessa
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Richards, Lisa K. M. "Elk/moose population dynamics in the Riding Mountain National Park region." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq23472.pdf.
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Avila, Moreno Rodolfo. "Radiocaesium transfer to roe deer and moose : modelling and experimental studies /." Uppsala : Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lantbruksuniv.), 1998. http://epsilon.slu.se/avh/1998/91-576-5482-4.gif.
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Michaud, Jean-Simon. "Characterising moose habitat, abundance and ecosystem variability using satellite-derived indicators." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/40207.
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Natural variability and disturbance events drive spatial and temporal variation in ecosystem processes and play key roles in ecosystem variety and the maintenance of species diversity. As a result, an improved understanding of the links between natural environmental variability and species diversity is needed to guide prioritisation of conservation and management actions. Ontario, the second largest province in Canada, covering approximately 1 million km², is environmentally diverse and is subject to a large amount of natural and anthropogenic disturbances. Remote sensing is uniquely capable of monitoring dynamic ecosystems over large areas in a repeatable and cost effective manner and has been shown to provide considerable benefit to assess species distribution and biodiversity.
This thesis (1) examines an approach for detecting natural variability and disturbances of vegetation productivity from a remote sensing time-series and (2) demonstrates the use of satellite-derived indicators for the characterisation of moose habitat across Ontario. First, an approach was developed to assess temporal trends in vegetation productivity which utilised a Theil-Sen’s non-parametric statistical trend test over a 6-year period (2003-2008) of ten-day composites of Medium Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MERIS) fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (fPAR). Results indicated that this novel remote sensing approach can be used to characterise trends in landscape productivity patterns over large areas and can aid in provincial and national monitoring activities. Second, the research investigated the application of remotely sensed indicators such as vegetation productivity, land cover, topography, snow cover and natural and anthropogenic disturbances to predict moose occurrence and abundance. Results indicated that remotely sensed indicators were significantly correlated to moose habitat suitability with moose distribution being more accurately estimated than moose abundance. In addition to providing insights into the relative importance of the predictor covariates for moose occurrence and abundance, this study creates opportunities for further development of spatial models that closely examine the occurrence/abundance-habitat relationships which are highly valuable for habitat management decisions.
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Dunfey-Ball, Kyle Robert. "Moose Density, Habitat, and Winter Tick Epizootics in a Changing Climate." Thesis, University of New Hampshire, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10262491.
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<p> Unregulated hunting and habitat loss led to a near extirpation of moose (Alces alces) in New Hampshire in the 1800s. After state protection in 1901, the estimated population increased slowly to ∼500 moose in 1977, then increased rapidly in the next 2 decades to ∼7500 following an increase in browse habitat created by spruce budworm (<i>Choristoneura fumiferana </i>) and related timber salvage operations, and then halved from 1998-2016 despite highly available optimal habitat. The declining population was partially related to the specific management objective to reduce moose-vehicle collisions, and a possible change in deer hunter and moose behavior that influence population estimates. But given the substantial decline in productivity and condition of cows, and frequent episodes of high calf mortality in April, the primary cause of decline was presumed to be is an increase in winter tick abundance. </p><p> This study examined the relationships among moose density, optimal habitat, weather/ground conditions, winter tick abundance, and natal dispersal in northern New England. Comparing movement data from the previous (2002-2006) and current (2014-2016) productivity studies in New Hampshire and Maine, the distance of natal dispersal, home and core range size, and home and core range overlap did not significantly (<i>P</i> > 0.05) change despite an increase in optimal habitat and a decrease in moose density.</p><p> Geographic changes in tick abundance were related to an interaction between moose density, and the onset and length of winter. Annual changes in tick abundance in northern New Hampshire are driven by desiccating late summer conditions, as well as the length of the fall questing season. Lower precipitation (6.4 cm) and higher minimum temperatures (9.8 °C) specifically concentrated during larval quiescence from mid-August through mid-September reduces winter tick abundance and the likelihood of an epizootic event. The onset of winter, defined by the first snowfall event (> 2.54 cm), influenced the length of the questing season relative to the date of long-term first snowfall event (14 November). In the epizootic region, average winter tick abundance on moose harvested in mid-October indicated a threshold of 36.9 ticks, above which an epizootic is like to occur unless an early snowfall event shortened the fall questing season. Optimal habitat created by forest harvesting was produced at an annual rate of 1.3% (1999-2011) and is not considered limiting in northern New Hampshire, but likely concentrates moose density locally (∼4 moose/km<sup>2</sup>) facilitating the exchange of winter ticks. In northern New Hampshire, snow cover late into April did not reduce tick abundance in the following year and cold temperatures (< 17 °C) that induced replete adult female mortality are extremely rare in April.</p><p> Given a continuation of warming climate and conservative moose harvest weather conditions and high local moose densities will continue to favor the life cycle of winter ticks, increasing the frequency of winter tick epizootics and shift the epizootic region slowly northward. Conversely, temporary reduction of moose density may substantially reduce parasite abundance and support a healthier and more productive moose population.</p><p>
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Öhmark, Sara. "Winter browsing by moose and hares in subarctic birch forest : Scale dependency and responses to food addition." Doctoral thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Avdelningen för naturvetenskap, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-25865.
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Despite their difference in body size and morphology, the moose (Alces alces) andthe mountain hare (Lepus timidus) sustain themselves during winter on similar plantspecies and plant parts in in subarctic environments, namely apical twigs ofmountain birch (Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii). Herbivores must select areas anditems of food that provide sufficient intake rates and food nutritional quality whilebalancing this against their intake of dietary fiber and potentially detrimental plantsecondary metabolites. This selection takes place simultaneously at multiple spatialscales, from individual plants and plant parts to patches of food and parts of the wider landscape. While the herbivores must consider their need for food to sustaindaily activities, for body growth and reproduction it is also necessary to avoid predators and harsh environmental conditions. For managers, an understanding of key factors for animal foraging distributions is pivotal to reach intended goals ofmanagement and conservation plans. Knowledge in this area is also important formodels to make accurate predictions of foraging responses of herbivores to resource distributions. The mountain birch forest displays a naturally heterogeneous distribution of trees and shrubs which presents herbivores with a challenge to findgood feeding areas. In an investigation of the spatial distribution of moose browsing on birch and willows (Salix spp.) in two winter seasons separated in time by 14 years,it was found that moose browsing patterns in 1996 were correlated to those observed in 2010. It was also found that moose browsing was spatially clustered within the same distances (1000-2500 m) as densities of willow and birch, but at other spatial scales, browsing was mostly randomly distributed. It was concluded that foragedensity is a cue for moose but only at certain spatial scales. Similarly, a comparison of foraging distribution by hare and moose showed that high birch density was a key factor for both species. In spite of this, hares and moose used different parts ofthe same environment because they respond to food resource distribution at different spatial scales. Hares fed from smaller plants, and focused their foraging activity on smaller spatial scales than moose. These results emphasize the importance of taking into account the distribution of food resources at spatial scales relevant for each species in plans for conservation and management. In an experimental study it was found that intensified browsing on natural forage by mountain hares can be induced locally through placement of food. The induced browsing varied with the amount and quality of the added food, but also with thedensity of natural food plants and natural foraging distribution by hares. Finally, ina last experiment habitat preference of mountain hares across edges between open and forested areas was studied. The results were not consistent; hares utilized baitto a greater extent within forested areas than bait placed on a nearby lake ice, butbait on mires and heaths was either preferred over bait in nearby forest, or utilizedto a similar extent. A possible explanation is that hares have knowledge of their environment such that both forested areas and subarctic mires and heaths are partof its natural home range, whilst the extreme environment on the lake ice is not. During recent decades arctic areas have had an increase in vegetation density andwill be affected by future climate warming and therefore, factors that determineforaging ecology of key herbivores need to be identified. This thesis sheds some light on these factors in relation to spatial scale and forage distribution for two high profile herbivores in the subarctic.
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Gasper, Sofia Wennberg-di. "Already adaptive? : an investigation of the performance of Swedish moose management organizations." Licentiate thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Samhällsvetenskap, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-26045.
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The primary aim of this thesis has been to explore the significance of institutions, specifically property rights, on the establishment of adaptive management systems for natural resources. Another goal has been to contribute to how institutional theory and, in particular, theories of institutional change can be utilized to explain the presence or absence of adaptive management systems. In addition, the importance of conflicting interests regarding management of natural resources, and the effects of these conflicts on establishing adaptive management systems is examined. In Sweden, conflicting interests exist between hunting and the forestry industry. This is because moose cause grazing damage which results in economic losses to the forestry industry, whereas hunters prefer large moose populations to optimize hunting opportunities. Changes in the Swedish official policy have stipulated that formal institutional prerequisites for local adaptive management systems are in place regarding moose management, because landowners have gained increased management rights, including the right to decide moose population size. A quantitative study of Swedish Moose Management Units has revealed that these units are not particularly adaptive. A few hypotheses were stipulated relating to issues such as conflicting interests. The first hypothesis was that the devolution of management rights of moose took place without accompanying restructuring of the public administrative moose management system, and that this has led to isolated MMUs, a hypothesis data support. The second hypothesis was that conflicting interests between hunters and the forestry industry would result in the extent of adaptive management aspects being less when the ownership structure predominantly consists of forestry companies. Empirical analysis showed that there were small statistically- significant differences that could be explained by ownership structure. However, the hypothesis that private ownership would entail more aspects of adaptive management was rejected. The final hypothesis was that neither the forestry industry nor the hunter would achieve the size of moose population desired, and data findings supported this. If the Swedish state is going to implement adaptive management of natural resources, the role of the public administration has to be examined. This study indicates that the "traditional role" of the CABs does not seem conducive to implementing adaptive management. In addition, the study also indicates the importance of changed legislation to promote adaptive management and achieve a balance between flexibility and predictability. Further research concerning the effects of conflicting interests on establishing adaptive management is warranted.<br><p>Godkänd; 2006; 20070109 (haneit)</p>
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Wennberg, DiGasper Sofia. "Already adaptive? : an investigation of the performance of Swedish moose management organizations /." Luleå : Luleå University of Technology, 2006. http://epubl.luth.se/1402-1757/2006/09.
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Ericsson, Göran. "Demographic and life history consequences of harvest in a Swedish moose population /." Umeå : Swedish Univ. of Agricultural Sciences (Sveriges lantbruksuniv.), 1999. http://epsilon.slu.se/avh/1999/91-576-5631-2.pdf.
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Congo, Dieudonné. "Les rites de la royauté chez les Moose de Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)." Université Marc Bloch (Strasbourg) (1971-2008), 1997. http://www.theses.fr/1997STR20065.
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Entre le xiie et xve siecle, des cavaliers du sud (nord ghana actuel) envahissent le bassin de la volta blanche (burkina) et atteignent la plaine du gondo (mali actuel). Du sud au nord-ouest du bassin, ces conquerants, les moose imposent leur pouvoir aux populations autochtones. A la troisieme generation, wubri petit fils de wedraoogo (grande figure de l'histoire des moose) fonde une nouvelle formation politique, le royaume de ouagadougou. Des lors, les moog nanamse vont s'employer a developper un rituel complexe pour legitimer et magnifier leur pouvoir que soixante annees de presence coloniale et trente sept ans de d'independance ne viendront a bout. A travers cette recherche, c'est une excursion dans l'univers rituel de la royaute que nous vous convions. Nous decouvrirons successivement comment sont intronises les rois, les principaux aspects de leur vie et surtout les rites qui les accompagnent a leur mort<br>Between the 12th and the 15th century, horsemen coming from what is now the north of ghana gained control of the basin of the white volta (burkina) and the plain of gando (now mali). The moose, the conquerors, imposed their power on the indigenous populations within an area that stretched from the south to the north - west of the basin. Three generations later, wubri, grand-son of wedraoogo (the great figure in the history of the moose), founded the kingdom of ouagadougou under new political principals. From then on the moog nanamse (the ruling class) strived to develop a complex set of rites,so as to make their power, which stood firm after sixty years of colonisation and thrity seven years of independence, acquire legitimacy and magnificence. The aim of our work of research is to depict royal customs and traditions. We will discover the enthronement of kings, the main aspects of their daily lives and above all the rites surrounding their funerals
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Aagaard, Peter Miles. "The rewilding of New York's north country beavers, moose, canines and the Adirondacks /." CONNECT TO THIS TITLE ONLINE, 2008. http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-05122008-125833/.
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Henriksson, Lars-Henrik. "Movement pattern of Moose (Alces alces) in southwestern Sweden in relation to highway traffic intensity." Thesis, Karlstad University, Division for Environmental Sciences, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-1226.
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<p>Abstract</p><p>GPS telemetry is a method with good accuracy to determine animal movements in the terrain. It is necessary to determine locations of free-ranging animals in order to understand movement patterns and habitat use, and to understand the consequences of human impacts like highways. This study aims to describe moose movement patterns and to evaluate the effect of highway traffic intensity on moose movements across a highway.</p><p>Moose in Southwestern Sweden have different movement rates throughout the year. Increased movement rate for females was observed during spring and summer. The breeding season (15 September -15 October) is the most important season for bulls. Our result shows that bulls significantly increase their movement rate during the rut, compared to other times during the fall. Movement rate increased twice compared with female movement rate during this period. No difference was observed during the rutting period for females (15 September- 15 October) compared with no rutting period during fall. During winter time, both sexes retain low movements, mainly caused by energy saving actions. A distinct crepuscular rhythm was exhibited during the summer and fall season, movements were more intense during dawn and dusk hours. No distinct crepuscular rhythm was noticed during winter and spring seasons.</p><p>The traffic intensity at highway E6 in Southwestern Sweden increases during the morning hours and reaches its maximum during midday. Moose in southwestern Sweden crossed highway E6 more often at night time than day time. Thus highway crossings by moose occurred at times of peak moose movements, and traffic volume had lower importance.</p>
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Nilsson, Gustaf. "Landskapets heterogenitet och förutsättningar för älg : Finns det samband mellan landskapets variation och fodertillgång i landskapet?" Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-160389.
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The moose population in Sweden is one of the highest in the world. The population have positive impacts on humans but also cause problems such as browsing damages and collisions with traffic. To manage this population in an adaptive and ecological sound way, the managers need to have as much information as possible. The aim of this study was to improve the description of Sweden’s moose management areas regarding available forage for moose. This is done by describing the heterogeneity of the landscape within the moose management areas, which is done by using different landscape indexes. The heterogeneity indexes is then used to analyze if correlation exists between the variation of the landscape and firstly data that describes the available food, secondly data that indicates the moose population density. Multiple regression analysis were done in order to find a model with the indexes that best explains the variation in available forage and moose population indicators. The results in this study showed a positive correlation between number of moose shot per 1000 hectares and patch richness awhile a negative correlation was found between number of moose shot per 1000 hectares and edge density. Results also showed a negative correlation between both edge density and the patch richness in the landscape with the presence of rowan, sallow, aspen and oak (RASE). Further developments of indexes that describe landscape heterogeneity is needed, but this study may indicate that knowledge of the variation in the landscape might provide useful information on the prerequisites for the Swedish moose population.
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Cobb, McCrea Andrew. "Home range characteristics of sympatric moose and white-tailed deer in Northern Minnesota." Thesis, Montana State University, 2004. http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2004/cobb/CobbM04.pdf.
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Moose (Alces alces) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) population numbers in northern Minnesota have fluctuated recently, possibly due to habitat changes, interspecific competition, and meningeal worm (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis). Little is known currently about the relative distribution and home range characteristics of sympatric moose and white-tailed deer in this area. Surveys were conducted during the winters of 1989 and 1991 to determine the relative distributions of moose and whitetailed deer pellet groups in Voyageurs National Park (VNP). Moose and white-tailed deer home ranges were determined using an adaptive kernel technique and applied to aerial radio telemetry relocations from 1989 to 1991. I examined the habitat selections of moose and white-tailed deer through compositional analysis at the home-range and corearea scales. Pellet transect data revealed a low abundance of moose and a high abundance of white-tailed deer and provided evidence of some spatial separation between moose and deer ranges in VNP. This evidence was supported by little interspecific home range overlap between radio collared moose and white-tailed deer. Moose home ranges in VNP were larger than any previously reported in the contiguous United States, and white-tailed deer home ranges were larger than any previously reported for the region. There was no apparent difference in home range sizes between the sexes for moose and white-tailed deer, although small sample sizes precluded precise statistical testing. Compositional analysis did not detect any habitat preference at the core-area scale for either moose or white-tailed deer. Both moose and white-tailed deer exhibited a significant preference for spruce/balsam fir habitats at the home-range scale. Canopy density and height preferences differed between moose and white-tailed deer at the homerange scale. Differential habitat preferences between moose and white-tailed deer in VNP might be related to the differences between these species' abilities to cope with northern mid-continent climates. The apparent spatial separation and different habitat preferences between moose and white-tailed deer might provide a refuge for moose from meningeal worm-infected white-tailed deer in VNP and could be a factor in the coexistence of the species.
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Schwab, Francis Edward. "Moose habitat selection in relation to forest cutting practices in northcentral British Columbia." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/27194.
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This thesis is primarily directed at documenting moose (Alces alces andersonii) habitat selection in an area containing a diversity of ages and styles of logging. The habitat occupation patterns of radio collared moose were recorded during the period April 1980 to May 1983 in an area centred 50 km northeast of Prince George B.C. The habitat associations of the radio collared moose were tested against the following alternate hypotheses. For the winter period: (1) Moose are not randomly distributed but select habitats with greater amounts of forage except when snow depth exceeds 90 cm. If snow depth exceeds 90 cm, then moose will select habitats with greater forest cover. (2) Moose are not randomly distributed but select the habitat with the greatest forest cover as protection from cold stress when air temperatures are lower than -20°C. For the summer (nonwinter) period: (1) Moose are not randomly distributed but select habitats with greater amounts of forage. (2) Moose are not randomly distributed but will select habitats with greater forest cover when air temperatures exceed 20°C.
Moose followed a general annual pattern that varied according to the conditions prevalent during individual seasons. In spring, moose were found in open habitats. The spring to summer change of season saw moose move into habitat characterized by high forest cover values. In fall, moose were again associated with habitats with closed forest canopies. Early winter produced a dramatic shift of moose locations into open habitats. In midwinter and late winter, moose retreated to habitats with heavy forest cover.
Moose were usually nonrandomly distributed with respect to habitat type. However, the alternate hypotheses generally failed to account for the departures from randomness. In spring, habitat associations suggested selection for habitats with greater forage biomass. However, the correlations between moose habitat associations and available forage biomass were not consistently high and one of four spring periods produced a negative correlation between available forage and habitat associations. In summer, moose habitat associations could be explained by moose avoiding heat stress. Fall habitat associations were never explicable by the tested alternate hypotheses. In early winter, habitat associations once again suggested that moose were selecting habitat which produced plentiful forage. During one early winter, however, there was a higher correlation between moose habitat associations and forest cover than between habitat associations and available forage. In one midwinter season moose habitat associations were consistent with the hypothesis that moose seek habitat with heavy forest cover when snow depths exceed 90 cm, but avoidance of cold stress would have produced the same pattern of habitat association. Neither of the tested alternate hypotheses could explain moose habitat associations in the other midwinter season, nor in two late winter seasons.
Comparisons of calculated equivalent black body temperatures (T[sub e]) to known upper critical limits confirmed that heat stress is an important factor for moose in summer. Further, T[sub e] estimates revealed that heat stress and not cold, was affecting moose in winter and that the observed pattern of winter habitat associations could be explained by moose avoiding heat stress.
There are hypotheses which were not explicitly tested which could explain moose habitat associations unexplained by the alternate hypotheses: moose may not select habitat on the basis of prevailing conditions, but rather (1) may be exhibiting patterns learned from their dams. (2) Moose avoidance of open areas in fall could be caused by their avoidance of human activity. Finally, (3) the large proportion of moose locations in heavy forest covers in all seasons could be a predator avoidance strategy.
The hypothesis that moose require forest cover to protect them from heat stress was much more successful at predicting moose habitat associations than was the hypothesis that moose should seek habitat producing large amounts of forage conditional upon snow depth being less than 90 cm. In fact, forage production conditional upon snow depth could not unequivocally explain the pattern of moose habitat association in any season. However, this result should be interpreted as supporting the need for mature trees on moose range, to avoid heat stress, and not to minimize concern for moose forage requirements. In any season, good moose range will contain both forage and mature trees.
On the study area, the heterogenous intermediate utilization logging should be conserved as moose habitat, especially where it occurs on moose winter range. Moose habitat can be conserved or improved with 4 ha clearcuts. Where logging economics demand large clearcuts, cover blocks and travel corridors should be provided to conserve moose habitat.<br>Land and Food Systems, Faculty of<br>Graduate
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Connor, Kevin J. "Changes in structure of a boreal forest community following intense herbivory by moose." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ46240.pdf.
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Aagaard, Peter. "The Rewilding of New York's North Country: Beavers, Moose, Canines and the Adirondacks." The University of Montana, 2008. http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-05122008-125833/.
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This project examines the restoration histories of beavers (Castor canadensis), moose (Alces alces americana), and wild canines (Canis spp.) within the Adirondack Highlands of northern New York. Devastated by the depredations of nineteenth century woodsmen, the populations of these large mammals rebounded during the twentieth century. Numbering fewer than ten in 1895, the Adirondacks remnant beaver population recolonized the regions lakes, ponds, streams, and rivers over the next twenty-five years, assisted by the presence of prime habitat, a state-enforced moratorium on beaver trapping, and timely reinforcements. Hunters shot the last of the Adirondacks moose near Raquette Lake in 1861. Moose began returning naturally to the region during the second half of the twentieth century, dispersing into the Adirondack Highlands from the resurgent woodlands of Vermont. More than four hundred now inhabit northern New York. While the Adirondacks wolves outlasted the regions moose, bounty-hunters had successfully eliminated canine predators by the early 1890s. But in the next four decades rapidly expanding coyote populations hybridized with wolves as they extended their range eastward around the Great Lakes. Capable of traveling through regions largely impermeable to wolves, coyote hybrids served as hardy vessels of wolf genetic material, interjecting wolf DNA from Canada back into the Adirondack Highlands. The entry and continued evolution of wolf-coyote hybrids within the Adirondack ecosystem thus represents a genetic, if not a physical, restoration. These unique restoration histories together illustrate the considerable resilience of the Adirondack ecosystem and its large mammal species, while providing valuable context for future rewilding efforts within the Northeastern woodlands.
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Bruckman, Amy Susan. "MOOSE crossing : construction, community and learning in a networked virtual world for kids." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33821.
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Gourbeyre, Sandra. "Construction et pratique des savoirs philosophiques : Analyse anthropologique chez les Moose, Burkina-Faso." Aix-Marseille 1, 2006. http://www.theses.fr/2006AIX10006.
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A l'heure de la mondialisation, l'Afrique devient le terrain privilégié d'un phénomène de valorisation des coutumes. Les théories de nombreux philosophes africains contemporains interrogent les fondements d'une "pensée traditionnelle". Après avoir été révendiquée dans un contexte post-colonial, la philosophie africaine semble vouloir se re-fonder en puisant dans une nouvelle authenticité. Cette étude a choisi de découvrir, chez les Moose (du sud-est du Burkina-Faso), les modalités de construction des savoirs philosophiques. Le terme de savoir philosophique peut-il permettre à l'anthropologie de traiter des savoirs qui exigent la réflexivité des membres d'une société donnée ? Dans quelle mesure la référence à une tradition participe-t-elle à l'interprétation que les Moose choisissent de donner aux contes, aux rites funéraires ou aux interdits ? Rechercher le sens et la raison d'être des valeurs morales partagées peut-il contribuer à élaborer des réflexions de mode philosophique ?
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Tzimos, Alexandros Theodoros. "Analyzing the Trends and Spatial Patterns of Moose Vehicle Collisions in Västernorrland County." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för geografi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-172754.
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Bancroft, Alyssa Marie. "Silurian and Ordovician conodont biostratigraphy of the Moose River Basin and Appalachian Basin." The Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1408990404.
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Ramirez, Bernabe. "Browsing Damage of Moose in relation to plant diversity in Gävleborg County, Sweden." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för arbets- och folkhälsovetenskap, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-27480.
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For several decades, Moose population (Alces alces) in Sweden has been growing considerably. This increase has resulted in a greater impact and damage in trees, especially in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) which is the basis of Swedish forestry and, therefore the economical losses are considerable. For this reason, for several years, to know Moose feeding behaviour and to look for measures to reduce it is impact on forestry have marked the guidelines of research. The Moose damages the pine mainly in winter, when there are no herbaceous plants and deciduous trees to eat. This project has focused on reducing the moose damage from a biodiversity point of view, following a line similar to the "Optimal forage theory". According to this theory, a moose selects the food according to the composition and the richness of the species. Results have conducted to relation plant-richness with Moose Browsing Damage on Scots pine and with more abundance of trees around a Scots pine, Moose Browsing Damage decreases considerably. In this project I also study the association between Moose activity and the plant-richness. Both (Moose Browsing damage on Scots pine and Moose activity) were tested with Shannon´s and Simpson´s index, two biodiversity indexes. The amount of different plants species nearby a Scots pine were measured and studied, as well. Also, I did the Pearson´s coefficient as an initial relationship between the variables (and observed if it is negative or positive) and ANOVA analysis. Although the conclusions weren´t as clear as I expected, in my opinion this study offered another tool to reduce the before mentioned impact.
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Kenck-Crispin, Douglas Jon. "Charles A. Moose: Race, Community Policing, and Portland's First African American Police Chief." PDXScholar, 2017. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/3412.
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In 1993, Charles Moose became Portland, Oregon's first black police chief. A nationally recognized student of the developing theories of community policing, Chief Moose's promotion was also hoped to help strengthen the diversity of the Portland Police Bureau. Ultimately, Portlanders were unable to look past Moose's public outbursts and demeanor and recognize his accomplishments. As a city, they missed an opportunity.
This thesis uses transcripts of speeches and policy papers to present some political history to the reader, but also letters to the mayor's office, letters to the editor and the like to consider the social history of 1990's Portland. Some specific touchpoints of Moose's administration are considered, including when he and his wife Sandy moved to the King Neighborhood, the Daniel Binns birthday party and the resulting march on Moose's home, his outburst at the City Council, and other examples of his legendary anger. Moose's role in gentrification, and the policies he created for the Portland Police Bureau to lead that charge will not be ignored. All the while, the context of Oregon's racist heritage is forefront in this paper.
By 1999, Charles Moose had left the bureau and accepted a job in Maryland. He was selected for many of the accomplishments that the Portland public had criticized him for. Ultimately, this study will show that Portland missed an opportunity to discuss how they wanted to be policed, and what philosophies they wanted their enforcers to personify.
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Kreutzwieser, John R. "Introducing and integrating silence into the divine service at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), access this title online, 2006. http://www.tren.com.
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Walter, Stéphane. "Un projet de loi caché dans un autre ? C-26, l’expansion des pouvoirs des agents de sécurité privés au nom du droit du citoyen à l’autodéfense." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/35891.
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La présente thèse de maîtrise vise à analyser les débats parlementaires sur la Loi sur l’arrestation par des citoyens et la légitime défense (loi C-26), aussi surnommée le Lucky Moose Bill. L’objectif était de voir comment s’est posée la question du respect des droits et libertés des citoyens au regard de l’élargissement de la capacité d’arrestation et de défense des biens et de la personne des citoyens, particulièrement du fait que cela touche aux pouvoirs des agents privés de sécurité, lesquels ont les mêmes pouvoirs que les citoyens sans être soumis à la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés. Une analyse de contenu qualitative des débats parlementaires nous a permis de constater que malgré quelques inquiétudes, le focusing event déclencheur du projet de loi, soit l’affaire Lucky Moose, a permis de balayer les craintes soulevées quant à l’impact de ce projet de loi sur les pouvoirs de la sécurité privée.
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Torkelstam, Anna. "Björkbarksextrakt, BBE : en lönsam lösning på betningsproblematiken? = Birch bark extract, BBE : a profitable solution to the moose browsing problem? /." Umeå : Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, Institutionen för skogsekonomi, 2007. http://ex-epsilon.slu.se/archive/00002022/.
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