simulation analysis of components of ontario's moose habitat guidelines
abstract
the intent of ontario's "timber management guidelines for the
provision of moose habitat" is to use timber management to
maintain or improve the moose habitat potential of a forest. in
the boreal forests of ontario, timber management without
consideration of these guidelines has followed a pattern of
progressive clearcutting. economics was the most important
factor in determining harvest patterns. timber management
following the guidelines requires that moose habitat play a
prominent role in the design of timber harvest patterns. the
guidelines are part of an overall objective to double the size of
the moose population in the province by the year 2000.
the objective of this study was to test the efficacy of
components of the guidelines by comparing two timber management
scenarios, one following the guidelines, the other not. a
habitat supply model served as the assessment tool. the study
area was the aulneau peninsula on lake of the woods in
northwestern ontario.
collections
- retrospective theses [1604]