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Langur snowpack model: Applications
The Langur model has been applied in various research and management situations within Yellowstone National Park (YNP).
Research applications of the model are focused on understanding wildlife spatial dynamics in YNP, and are described in:
| Bergman, E.J., R.A. Garrott, S. Creel, J.J. Borkowski, F.G.R. Watson, and R.M. Jaffe. (2006) Assessment of prey vulnerability through analysis of wolf movements and kill sites. Ecol. Appl. 16(1):273-284. |
Incorporates snowpack patterns as one of the factors that explains wolf spatial dynamics. |
| Messer, M.A., R.A. Garrott, S. Cherry, F.G.R. Watson, and P.J. White. (submitted). Examining large herbivore distribution mechanisms using fine-scale snowpack data. |
Incorporates snowpack patterns as one of the factors that explains elk spatial dynamics. |
| Watson, F.G.R., Lockwood, R.E., Newman, W.B., Anderson, T.N., & Garrott, R.A. (submitted) Mapping of geothermal surface heat flux from Yellowstone National Park: development and comparison of Landsat radiometric and snowpack model inversion techniques. |
Uses snowpack simulation as a means of estimating the intensity of geothermal heat emitted by the ground surface of YNP |
Management applications include real-time estimation of patterns of snowmelt along bison migration routes, to inform decisions made by YNP managers in relation to movements of bison near the northern boundary of the Park.
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