Prediction failure of a wolf landscape model
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Abstract
I compared 101 wolf (Canis lupus) pack territories formed in Wisconsin during 1993-2004 to the logistic regression predictive model of Mladenoff et al. (1995, 1997, 1999). Of these, 60% were located in putative habitat suitabilities <50%, including 22% in suitabilities of 0-9%. About a third of the area with putative suitabilities >50% remained unoccupied by known packs after 24 years of recolonization. This model was a poor predictor of wolf re-colonizing locations in Wisconsin, apparently because it failed to consider the adaptability of wolves. Such models should be used cautiously in wolf-management or restoration plans.
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Mech, L., 2006, Prediction failure of a wolf landscape model: Wildlife Society Bulletin, v. 34, no. 3, p. 874-877, https://doi.org/10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[874:PFOAWL]2.0.CO;2.
ISSN: 1938-5463 (online)
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Prediction failure of a wolf landscape model |
| Series title | Wildlife Society Bulletin |
| DOI | 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[874:PFOAWL]2.0.CO;2 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 2006 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Wildlife Society Bulletin |
| First page | 874 |
| Last page | 877 |