Development and Application of a Statistical Model for the Cumulative Effects of Human Intervention on Bald Eagle Habitat in the Grand Teton National Park

Abstract

The research underway has three primary objectives. The first of these is to test the transferability of the cumulative effects model (CEM) developed for the Bridger-Teton National Forest to the Grand Teton National Park. The second major objective is the development of computer software which will easily implement the CEM into the management decision process. For this objective it is necessary that the software be available on standard personal computers, that it provide appropriate tables and graphics suitable for reports, and that it be flexible in terms of the range of "what if" questions that might be posed by the manager. The last objective is to implemant the CEM and the computer package developed to assess the bald eagle habitat in Grand Teton National Park.