Deer wintering habitat and wetland protection in Maine: Spatial intersection of mapped resources

• Published in: Journal of environmental management Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 87 - 90
• Main Authors: Applegate, Roger D., Lavigne, Gerald R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.09.1995; Elsevier; Academic Press Ltd
• Subjects: Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Conservation; Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife; Deer; deer wintering areas; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; habitat protection; Habitats; intersect; Odocoileus virginianus; Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking; set theory; spatial analysis Odocoileus virginianus; Wetlands; United States; North America; Maine; America; USA, Maine; wetlands; habitat protection; spatial analysis Odocoileus virginianus; deer wintering areas; set theory; intersect; Intersection; Cartography; Overwintering; Spatial analysis; Ecological space; Wild animal; Environmental management; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Habitat; Artiodactyla; Wetland; Ungulata; Odocoileus virginianus
• ISSN: 0301-4797; 1095-8630
• DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4797(95)90229-5

Areas of mapped deer wintering area (D), wetland (W), and wetland-deer wintering area intersects (W ∩ D) were measured from habitat and wetland maps prepared for five Maine municipalities to determine the extent of intersection between protected resources. These intersects ranged from 3·9–9·8% of the total mapped wetland and deer wintering area polygon areas for each of the municipalities and was not a significant portion of the total habitat area. The frequency of deer wintering area and wetland that were separate discrete polygons was equal to those that were W ∩ D. Protection of deer wintering areas may result in protection of other types of wetlands not included in present mapping efforts.