Development of a spatially explicit ruminant landscape use model (RLUM) /
animal movement and foraging model. In addition to housing
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | animal movement and foraging model. In addition to housing animal will move on the simulated landscape. Several aspects animal will move on the simulated landscape. Several aspects based animal movement and foraging model. In addition to behavior with a geographic information system (GIS) based cattle. Historical weather files were used as input into the collected as part of this study as well as published continuously stocked. determine its behavior, which in turn determines where the distribution) resemble that of a pasture that was deferred enables us to explicitly represent landscape features. RLUM explained by the fact that an entire herd and not individuals for future development of multi-species, multi-scale from grazing, yet in reality the study pastures were growth, ruminate nutrition, diet selection and physio- housing the movement and foraging simulation model, the GIS Information on the animal's physiological status is used to information systems can be integrated to simulate landscape integrated spatially explicit, prototypic, ruminant landscape landscape This paper describes the development of RLUM, an landscape use models. landscape use patterns were more diffuse. Differences in the literature. Simulated landscape use patterns show a tight model determines an animal's current physiological status in observed vs. simulated landscape use patterns can be of model performance were evaluated using field data or subherds were modeled from a single water point. Also, pattern concentrated around water sources whereas observed physio-behavior with a geographic information system (GIS) plant growth and physiobehavior models. The physio-behavior RLUM integrates several component models: weather, plant simulates landscape use for an entire herd (95 head) of spatially explicit, prototypic, ruminant landscape use model. terms of hydric, thermal, and hunger balance equations. the initial starting conditions (i.e. forage availability and the movement and foraging simulation model, the GIS enables This paper describes the development of RLUM, an integrated This study has shown that simulation models and geographic us to explicitly represent landscape features. RLUM use by cattle. In addition, RLUM has established a framework use model. RLUM integrates several component models: weather, plant growth, ruminate nutrition, diet selection and |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Rangeland Ecology and Management". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 121 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available online. Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references: pages 84-89. |