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Publication Details

Title:
Wildlife population and harvest data for Forest Service 2010 RPA assessment Data publication contains GIS data
Author(s):
Flather, Curtis H.; Knowles, Michael S.; Jones, Martin F.; Schilli, Carol J.
Publication Year:
2014
How to Cite:
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Flather, Curtis H.; Knowles, Michael S.; Jones, Martin F.; Schilli, Carol J. 2014. Wildlife population and harvest data for Forest Service 2010 RPA Assessment. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2014-0009
Abstract:
The data documents trends in the populations and harvests of wildlife species across the United States, from 1955 to 2010, as one set of resource condition indicators as required by the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (RPA) of 1974. Data from a variety of sources were used to document recent historical trends in big game, small game, migratory game birds, furbearers, nongame, and imperiled species. Additionally, data reflect statistical models that related forest bird richness to human alteration of landscapes to forecast the likely response of forest birds to projected changes in land use and housing development over the next 50 years as reflected in three alternative future scenarios.

Keywords:
biota; boundaries; planningCadastre; society; Ecology, Ecosystems, & Environment; Animal ecology; Environment and People; Impact of people on environment; Forest & Plant Health; Human effects; Inventory, Monitoring, & Analysis; Assessments; Wildlife (or Fauna); Amphibians; Birds; Fish; Invertebrates; Mammals; Reptiles; RPA Assessment; Resources Planning Act Assessment; wildlife; imperiled species; threatened species; endangered species; at-risk species; population; harvest; big game; small game; upland game birds; migratory game birds; ducks; geese; swans; mourning dove; woodcock; furbearers; nongame species; breeding birds; amphibians; bats; United States; RPA North Region; RPA South Region; RPA Rocky Mountain Region; RPA Pacific Coast Region
Related publications:
  • Flather, Curtis H.; Knowles, Michael S.; Jones, Martin F.; Schilli, Carol. 2013. Wildlife population and harvest trends in the United States: A technical document supporting the Forest Service 2010 RPA Assessment. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-296. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 94 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/RMRS-GTR-296
  • Radeloff, Volker C.; Stewart, Susan I.; Hawbaker, Todd J.; Gimmi, Urs; Pidgeon, Anna M.; Flather, Curtis H.; Hammer, Roger. B.; Helmers, David P. 2010. Housing growth in and near United States protected areas limits their conservation value. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(2): 940-945. https://research.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/34707 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0911131107
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