Red River Wildlife Management Area HEP Report, Habitat Evaluation Procedures, Technical Report 2004.

Technical Report · Mon Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 2004

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/941548· OSTI ID:941548

Ashley, Paul

A habitat evaluation procedures (HEP) analysis conducted on the 314-acre Red River Wildlife Management Area (RRWMA) managed by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game resulted in 401.38 habitat units (HUs). Habitat variables from six habitat suitability index (HSI) models, comprised of mink (Mustela vison), mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), common snipe (Capella gallinago), black-capped chickadee (Parus altricapillus), yellow warbler (Dendroica petechia), and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), were measured by Regional HEP Team (RHT) members in August 2004. Cover types included wet meadow, riverine, riparian shrub, conifer forest, conifer forest wetland, and urban. HSI model outputs indicate that the shrub component is lacking in riparian shrub and conifer forest cover types and that snag density should be increased in conifer stands. The quality of wet meadow habitat, comprised primarily of introduced grass species and sedges, could be improved through development of ephemeral open water ponds and increasing the amount of persistent wetland herbaceous vegetation e.g. cattails (Typha spp.) and bulrushes (Scirpus spp.).

• Research Organization: Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), Portland, OR
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 941548
• Report Number(s): DOE/BP-00004478-4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

13 HYDRO ENERGY
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CATTAILS
CONIFERS
DEER
EVALUATION
FORESTS
GRAMINEAE
HABITAT
MANAGEMENT
PLANTS
PONDS
RIVERS
SHRUBS
WETLANDS