In:
Natural Resource Modeling, Wiley, Vol. 30, No. 3 ( 2017-08)
Abstract:
Even with culling Barred Owls and all other factors remaining the same, Barred Owls and Spotted Owls cannot coexist in the long run, thus complete elimination of the Barred Owl population is required for conservation of the Spotted Owl population. Furthermore, the effort required to cull the Barred Owl population is high, requiring approximately half of the historical Spotted Owl sites containing Barred Owls to be culled completely each year. Even more ambitiously, the culling rate must clear around 90% of sites containing Barred Owls per year to ensure that the Barred Owl population is eliminated within 10 years. Given the high culling rate necessary, we recommend any proposed culling program be accompanied by a robust cost‐benefit analysis, of which our study is a first step.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0890-8575
,
1939-7445
DOI:
10.1111/nrm.2017.30.issue-3
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2017
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2030290-3
detail.hit.zdb_id:
61398-8
SSG:
11
