Population Effects of Habitat Change: A Quantitative Assessment

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Abstract
Ecological habitat selection theory can project animal population changes from short-term habitat use and availability data. Sitka black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis) in a coastal southeastern Alaska [USA] forest watershed yield data linking the theory to a typical wildlife management problem. In a model watershed, reducing old growth in favor of young clearcuts and second growth negatively impacts deer, particularly in years of heavy snowfall.