Appendix F. Habitat component composition and associated forest cover attributes for moose (Snaith et al. 2004).
Habitat component |
Original composition (from Allen et al. 1987) |
Modified for this study |
Forest cover attributes |
|
1. Forage (SI1) |
Shrub or forested cover types <20 years old |
Any forest type <20 years old |
Cover type: Softwood Mixedwood Hardwood Age: <20 |
|
2. Softwood Cover (Winter Cover) (SI2) |
Spruce/fir forest > 20 years old |
Softwood forest > 20 years old |
Cover type: Softwood Age: > 20 |
|
3. Hard or Mixedwood Cover (Forage/Cover) (SI3) |
Upland deciduous |
Deciduous or mixed forest > 20 years old |
Cover type: Hardwood Mixedwood Age: > 20 |
|
4. Wetlands (Aquatic forage) (SI4) |
Riverine, lacustrine, or palustrine wetlands not dominated by woody vegetation |
Wetlands not dominated by woody vegetation, and not including acidic, unproductive wetlands |
Nonforested: Wetlands Beaver flowage Lake/wetland Marsh/swamp |
LITERATURE CITED
Allen, A. W., P. A. Jordan, and J. W. Terrell. 1987. Habitat suitability index models: moose, Lake Superior region. U. S. Department of Interior Biological Report 82:1–47.
Snaith, T. V., K. F. Beazley, F. MacKinnon, and P. N. Duinker. 2004. Preliminary habitat suitability analysis for moose in mainland Nova Scotia, Canada. Alces 38:73–88.