Date of Award:
5-1978
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Wildland Resources
Department name when degree awarded
Wildlife Science
Committee Chair(s)
John A. Kadlec
Committee
John A. Kadlec
Committee
Gary White
Committee
Larry Ryel
Committee
David Anderson
Abstract
This paper presents a description of gray-headed junco habitat in the form of a model based on discriminant function analysis. Junco nests were found by searching randomly located grids on a 7.8 km2 study area in central Utah. Vegetation data was gathered on 500 m2 circular plots surrounding nests and contrasted with similar data from searched grids where nests were not found. The model explains 28 percent of the between-groups variance and correctly classifies 68 percent of the plots.
Plant cover types are good predictors of areas where gray-headed juncos nest, while plant community type descriptions do not distinguish between utilized and unutilized areas.
The use of quantitative models of wildlife habitat with data derived from various kinds of information systems is discussed.
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Recommended Citation
Grainger, Andrew R., "A Discriminant Function Model of Gray-Headed Junco Habitat" (1978). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 6279.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6279
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