Pilot study investigating red deer observability for national park visitors in relation to hunting pressure and habitat quality.
Abstract
The termination of timber harvest and the designation of large scale undisturbed zones for wildlife enhance red deer habitat and lead to changes to the space-time use of red deer in the national park. In order to reconcile the national parks aim to have “visible wildlife” and the need to manage ungulate population basic information regarding the temporal pattern of open space use is needed. The effect of habitat management in the form of different mowing regimes should also be investigated. In this study time-lapse cameras and GPS-telemetry are used to lay the groundwork for answering these questions. The study area covers the Lower Austrian part of the Danube-Auen National Park.
wildife management national park space use disturbance
Publikationen
Project staff
BOKU partners
External partners
Österreichische Bundesforste AG, Nationalparkbetrieb Donau-Auen
Erich Werger
coordinator
Nationalpark Donau-Auen GmbH
none
partner