POSTER PRESENTATION LARGE MAMMAL MANAGEMENT IN ALGONQUIN PROVINCIAL PARK, ONTARIO, IN RELATION TO LOGGING ROAD ECOLOGY

摘要: An understanding of the interactions and movements large mammals is important on many levels, including from perspective road ecology. As parks protected a reas realize their importance in conservation large-ranging species animals, ther e greater need for knowledge ecological aspects behaviour. The relevance this research growing, since ideal habitat vanishing networks are increasing globally. objective was to look at use primary branch logging roads by six mammal Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario determine if landscape level variables had an influence levels movement utilization. Tracking done vehicle transects across park where identification local were recorded. Landscape we re acquired through GIS analysis lab, which included mean ruggedness, de nsity, percent forest cover water cover. Local gave preliminary results that indicate more examination needed determining differences prim ary use. showed some sig nificance towards depending type size home range buffer examined. Overall, there presence than observed within park. four overall significance smallest scale forestry roads. Management strategies used perhaps other areas, could utilize form data c ollection as economic time-saving methods managing how plan or low-use future. This may assist furthering unde rstanding management relation roads, improvements can be areas standpoint