Open AccessRelationships Between Pocket Gopher Numbers and Selected Environmental Factors in Pelican Valley, Yellowstone National Park
Author(s) -
Clifton Youmans
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
annual report
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2693-2407
pISSN - 2693-2385
DOI - 10.13001/uwnpsrc.1978.2117
Subject(s) - national park , pelican , geography , archaeology , vegetation (pathology) , forestry , state (computer science) , library science , ecology , biology , medicine , pathology , computer science , algorithm
This report concerns the current investigation of effects of selected environmental factors on numbers of pocket gophers (Thomomys talpoides) in Pelican Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The study is being supported by the University of Wyoming/National Park Service Research Center. I wish to express my appreciation to the following individuals for their contributions to the study: Dr. Robert Moore, Montana State University, who directed the study and aided in the preparation of this report; Drs. Gerald Nielson, Clifford Montagne and Lawrence Munn, Montana State University, for aid in classification and analysis of soils from the study area; Dr. Theodore Weaver, Montana State University, for aid in analysis of vegetation data; Dr. John Taylor and Mr. Wayne Leininger, Montana State University, for assistance with aerial photography techniques; Mr. Roger Rudolph, Subdistrict Ranger, for his cooperation.