The influence of timber harvest on elk populations
Your paper should address the influences of different forms of timber harvest (such as thinning, clearcutting, etc.) on elk populations. Your paper should include some discussion on the influences of timber harvest on habitat for deer, as well as the influences on the populations themselves.
Your paper should cite the following papers and a minimum of 5 others:
Cole,
E. K., M. D. Pope, and R. G. Anthony. 1997.
Effects of road management on movement and survival of Roosevelt elk.
Journal of Wildlife Management 61:1115-1126.
Hanley,
T. A. 1983.
Black-tailed deer, elk, and forest edge in a western Cascades Watershed.
Journal of Wildlife Management 47: 237-242.
Lyon, L. J., and C. E. Jensen. 1980. Management implications of elk and deer use of clearcuts in Montana. Journal of Wildlife Management 44:352-362.