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USING EXPERT OPINION TO EVALUATE A HABITAT EFFECTIVENESS MODEL FOR ELK IN WESTERN OREGON AND WASHINGTON

Authors

HOLTHAUSEN RS WIDSOM MJ PIERCE J EDWARDS DK ROWLAND MM

Citation

Rs. Holthausen et al., USING EXPERT OPINION TO EVALUATE A HABITAT EFFECTIVENESS MODEL FOR ELK IN WESTERN OREGON AND WASHINGTON, Research paper PNW, (479), 1994, pp. 1

Citations number

Categorie Soggetti

Forestry

Journal title

Research paper PNW → ACNP

ISSN journal

08825165

Issue

479

Year of publication

1994

Database

ISI

SICI code

0882-5165(1994):479<1:UEOTEA>2.0.ZU;2-A

Abstract

We used expert opinion to evaluate the predictive reliability of a hab itat effectiveness model for elk in western Oregon and Washington. Twe nty-five experts in elk ecology were asked to rate habitat quality for 16 example landscapes. Rankings and ratings of 21 experts were signif icantly correlated with model output. Expert opinion and model predict ions differed for 4 of the 16 landscapes. Differences were most pronou nced for habitats dominated by large expanses of either forage or cove r.