Effects of environmental and anthropogenic landscape features on mule deer harvest in Nebraska.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the habitat use of wildlife species is important for effective management. Nebraska has a variety of habitat types, with the majority being covered by rangeland and cropland. These habitat types likely influence the harvest of mule deer (MD; Odocoileus hemionus) in Nebraska, but their specific effects are unknown, and moreover, harvest may also be influenced by the accessibility of deer habitats for hunters. We modeled which environmental and anthropogenic landscape features influenced harvest densities. Spatial analysis in a Geographic Information System was used to determine the mean values of environmental and anthropogenic landscape features at the county level. We then used a generalized linear model to determine which of those factors influenced MD harvest

SUBMITTER: O'Connor BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6136395 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature