Disease, Population Viability, and Recovery of Endangered Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep

To this end, we constructed a stochastic population projection model that incorporated disease dynamics for 3 Sierra Nevada bighorn populations and conducted simulations to evaluate management strategies and estimate probabilities of meeting recovery goals and other demographic outputs. [...] becaus...

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Published in:The Journal of wildlife management 2011-10, Vol.75 (7), p.1753
Main Authors: Cahn, Maya L, Conner, Mary M, Schmitz, Oswald J, Stephenson, Thomas R, Wehausen, John D, Johnson, Heather E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacterial infections
Demography
Disease
Endangered & extinct species
Health risks
Meetings
Mortality
Pneumonia
Precipitation
Probability
Respiratory diseases
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Summary:To this end, we constructed a stochastic population projection model that incorporated disease dynamics for 3 Sierra Nevada bighorn populations and conducted simulations to evaluate management strategies and estimate probabilities of meeting recovery goals and other demographic outputs. [...] because it is possible that our model underestimates the impact disease will have on Sierra Nevada bighorn recovery, continued reduction of the risk of disease outbreak is paramount.
ISSN:0022-541X
1937-2817