Multiscale Resource Selection for a Reintroduced Elk Population
spp.) forests. Unmined open land was only selected at the third order during periods of forage scarcity (i.e., winter) and increased metabolic requirements (i.e., late gestation). Although surface coal mining leaves legacy environmental impacts on the landscape, management of these sites provides benefits to elk and maintains open habitat that is otherwise limited.
Authors
- Braiden A. Quinlan
- Brett R. Jesmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2868-7161)
- Michael J. Cherry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5771-0893)
- William Mark Ford
- Jacalyn P. Rosenberger
Institutions
- United States Geological Survey (US)
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (US)
- Texas A&M University – Kingsville (US)
- Virginia Tech (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Animals
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ani16071076
- Primary Topic
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
- U.S. Department of Transportation
- Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
- Virginia Department of Transportation