Vol. 17 (1993)
Devils Tower Nm

Modelling Deer-Woodland Dynamics on Devils Tower National Monument

Evelyn H. Merrill
Colorado State University
Greg W. McDaniel
Colorado State University
Michael Coughenour
Colorado State University

Published 1993-01-01

Abstract

We are adapting the spatially explicit, process-oriented model Savanna developed by M. B. Coughenour to Devils Tower National Monument (DTNM). The model will be used to describe the woodland-deer dynamics within a short time-frame (< 30 years) under several management scenarios. We use data on weather, vegetation standing crops, deer distributions and population information collected during 1991-1992 as initial conditions to the model.