Animal-Vehicle Collisions and Habitat Connectivity Along Montana Highway 83 in the Seeley-Swan Valley, Montana: A Reconnaissance
Year: 2012
Type: report
Abstract: Montana Highway 83 in northwestern Montana, USA, is known for its great number of animal-vehicle collisions, mostly with white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). This document reports on the first phase of an effort to produce an effective implementation plan that has broad support from natural resource management agencies as well as the local community. Phase 1 is aimed at acquiring information and at identifying potential additional research and resource needs. This document identifies and ranks high-frequency zones for white-tailed deer-vehicle collisions, identifies road and landscape characteristics associated with white-tailed deer-vehicle collisions, identifies and ranks (additional) habitat linkage zones based on expert knowledge, and identifies and documents additional research and resource needs that may need to be addressed before proceeding with the following phases of an effort to produce an effective implementation plan that has broad support. habitat linkage zones based on expert knowledge, and identifies and documents additional research and resource needs that may need to be addressed before proceeding with the following phases of an effort to produce an effective implementation plan that has broad support. Final presentation link: https://www.mdt.mt.gov/other/webdata/external/research/docs/research_proj/seeley/final_presentation_files/v3_document.html
Source: ROSA P
DOI: 10.21949/1518134
Authors: Huijser, Marcel P., Gunson, Kari E., Abrams, Carla, Western Transportation Institute
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Award: G163149351
OpenAlex ID: W225359455