Event Title
An Adaptive Management Plan for American marten (Martes americana) in Missaukee County, Michigan
Presentation Type
Oral and/or Visual Presentation
Presenter Major(s)
Natural Resource Management
Mentor Information
Todd Aschenbach, aschenbt@gvsu.edu
Department
Biology
Location
Kirkhof Center 2259
Start Date
13-4-2011 9:30 AM
End Date
13-4-2011 10:00 AM
Keywords
Environment
Abstract
Human consumptive uses of the landscape have created a devastating effect on ecosystems. The logging era in Michigan removed thousands of acres of old growth forests fragmenting wildlife habitat. These effects are seen in Missaukee County Michigan where species dependent on forest ecosystems have declined. I hypothesize that by re-establishing more historically natural conditions to the landscape, plants and animal species such as the American marten (Martes americana) will increase. Creating an adaptive management plan for the preservation of the American marten will help preserve a functioning ecosystem for the benefit of a diversity of plant and wildlife species
An Adaptive Management Plan for American marten (Martes americana) in Missaukee County, Michigan
Kirkhof Center 2259
Human consumptive uses of the landscape have created a devastating effect on ecosystems. The logging era in Michigan removed thousands of acres of old growth forests fragmenting wildlife habitat. These effects are seen in Missaukee County Michigan where species dependent on forest ecosystems have declined. I hypothesize that by re-establishing more historically natural conditions to the landscape, plants and animal species such as the American marten (Martes americana) will increase. Creating an adaptive management plan for the preservation of the American marten will help preserve a functioning ecosystem for the benefit of a diversity of plant and wildlife species