Date of Award:
5-1977
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Wildland Resources
Department name when degree awarded
Wildlife Science
Committee Chair(s)
J. Juan Spillett
Committee
J. Juan Spillett
Committee
Frank W. Haws
Committee
Donald V. Sisson
Committee
Ronald V. Canfield
Abstract
The primary objective of this study was to explore the potential of an airborne infrared scanner for the census of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and elk (Cervus canadensis) in the Intermountain West. Flight altitude was varied in hopes of achieving species separation, and ground studies were conducted, using a hand-held radiometer and captive deer, to find the optimum time of morning to census. The problems and potentialities of infrared imagery scanning systems for censusing big game are discussed and compared to visual aerial census methods.
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Recommended Citation
Goldberg, Peter S., "Infrared Imagery Scanning Systems For Censusing Big Game" (1977). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 7118.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/7118
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