4110.pdf ALCES VOL. 43, 2007 STUMPH AND WRIGHT - MOOSE BROWSE QUALITY 129 EFFECTS OF WILLOW QUALITY ON MOOSE DISTRIBUTION IN A MONTANE ENVIRONMENT Bradley P. Stumph1 and R. Gerald Wright2 1Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho, P.O. Box 441136, Moscow, ID 83844-1136, USA; 2USGS Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho, P.O. Box 441136, Moscow, ID 83844-1136, USA Salix Alces alces shirasi - nutrients. Key words: Salix Alces alces shirasi - Salix - - MOOSE BROWSE QUALITY- STUMPH AND WRIGHT ALCES VOL. 43, 2007 130 - - - - communities. - - - - - Cervus elaphus 2 - STUDY AREA - - Pinus contorta Picea engelmannii Abies lasiocarpa - ALCES VOL. 43, 2007 STUMPH AND WRIGHT - MOOSE BROWSE QUALITY 131 METHODS Forage Sample Collection - - - - - - - S. geyeriana, S. monticola, S. planifolia planifolia - - S. planifolia - ing collection. Forage Quality Analyses Crude protein - MOOSE BROWSE QUALITY- STUMPH AND WRIGHT ALCES VOL. 43, 2007 132 Fiber analysis - - Moose Distribution - - - - - - Statistical Analyses - - - - tion. RESULTS Forage Sample Collection ALCES VOL. 43, 2007 STUMPH AND WRIGHT - MOOSE BROWSE QUALITY 133 - - - - - S. planifolia S. planifolia Forage Quality Analyses Crude protein . S. geyeriana S. planifolia Senecio trian- gularis A B MOOSE BROWSE QUALITY- STUMPH AND WRIGHT ALCES VOL. 43, 2007 134 Fiber analysis S. plani- folia P S. planifolia S. planifolia Moose Distribution - - n - n n n - Mountain National Park, CO, 2003-2004. Crude proteincontentof low-elevationwillow species 10 15 20 25 15-Jun 30-Jun 15-Jul 30-Jul 15-Aug % c ru d e p ro te in S. geyeriana S. monticola S. planifolia 2003 10 15 20 25 15-Jun 30-Jun 15-Jul 30-Jul 15-Aug date sample collected % c ru d e p ro te in 2004 A B Salix planifolia Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, 2003-2004. - statistical analyses. 5 10 15 20 25 15-Jun 30-Jun 15-Jul 30-Jul 15-Aug % c ru d e p ro te in low (2560 - 2803m) mid (2804 - 3047m) high (3048 - 3291m) 2003 Crude proteincontentof S. planifolia byelevation 5 10 15 20 25 15-Jun 30-Jun 15-Jul 30-Jul 15-Aug date sample collected % c ru d e p ro te in 2004 ALCES VOL. 43, 2007 STUMPH AND WRIGHT - MOOSE BROWSE QUALITY F P R P - F P x1 x2 x3 x4 x 2,808m, x 2 P 2 P F P DISCUSSION Forage Sample Collection - - - Forage Quality - - Salix planifolia - CO, 2003-2004. NDFcontentof S. planifolia byelevation 15 25 35 45 55 15-Jun 30-Jun 15-Jul 30-Jul 15-Aug N D F a s a % o f d ry w e ig h t low (2560 - 2803m) mid (2804 - 3047m) high (3048 - 3291m) 2003 15 25 35 45 55 15-Jun 30-Jun 15-Jul 30-Jul 15-Aug date of collection N D F a s a % o f d ry w e ig h t low mid high 2004 MOOSE BROWSE QUALITY- STUMPH AND WRIGHT ALCES VOL. 43, 2007 - 30 - - - communities. - - ALCES VOL. 43, 2007 STUMPH AND WRIGHT - MOOSE BROWSE QUALITY 137 - Moose Distribution - - - MOOSE BROWSE QUALITY- STUMPH AND WRIGHT ALCES VOL. 43, 2007 138 - - - - - - - - - ALCES VOL. 43, 2007 STUMPH AND WRIGHT - MOOSE BROWSE QUALITY 139 - - - - - - - - - - MOOSE BROWSE QUALITY- STUMPH AND WRIGHT ALCES VOL. 43, 2007 140 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS - REFERENCES AGRESTI, A. 1990. Categorical Data Analysis. York, USA. ALBON, ANGVATN. 1992. Plant (A.O.A.C)ASSOCIATIONOF OFFICIAL ANALYTI- CAL CHEMISTS - ton, D.C., USA. BAKER - BERGSTRÖM ANELL 22:91-112. BØ JELJORD. 1991. Do continen- COCHRAN 2 test. Bio- DORN - - Rocky Mountain Region. R2-RR-97-01. DUNGAN RIGHT - EDWARDS ITCEY - ERICSSON ALL ANELL. 2002. RANZMANN CHWARTZ - GOERING AN SOEST. 1970. USA. HJELJORD ISTOL. 1999. Range- - HOUSTON Association, Moose, Wyoming, USA. LEIN OMAREK IRIOS - ence 71:284. UBOTA IEGER AZAR. 1970. UFELD OWDEN. ALCES VOL. 43, 2007 STUMPH AND WRIGHT - MOOSE BROWSE QUALITY 141 Alces alces shirasi LACA, E. A., L. A. SHIPLEY EID. - LARTER AGY. 2001. Seasonal LERESCHE, R. E. 1974. Moose migrations MCMILLAN Ecology 34:102-110. NOWLIN EITZ ENNEY. OLDEMEYER RANZMANN, A. L. BRUNDAGE, P. D. ARNESON LYNN - PEEK - REESE OBBINS - REGELIN, W. L., C. C. SCHWARTZ RANZMANN SAND, H., G. CEDERLUND ANELL Alces alces 102:433-442. SCHWARTZ, C. C., M. E. HUBBERT RANZMANN 33. SHIPLEY, L. A., S. BLOMQUIST ANELL. - PALINGER - SHORT, H. L., D. R. DIETZ EMMENGA. SINGER EIGENFUSS, R. G. CATES, ARNETT - SPALINGER, D. E., T. A. HANLEY OB- BINS STEVENS, D. R. 1988. Moose in Rocky Moun- tain National Park. Rocky Mountain STEWART, R. R., R. R. MACLENNAN INNEAR MOOSE BROWSE QUALITY- STUMPH AND WRIGHT ALCES VOL. 43, 2007 142 VAN BALLENBERGHE, V., D. G. MIGUELLE ACCRACKEN - summer at Denali National Park, Alaska. VAN SOEST - USA.