County-Level Factors Contributing to Deer–Vehicle Collisions in Arkansas
| Autor: | Michael C. Farrell, Philip A. Tappe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Multivariate statistics
education.field_of_study Ecology biology Population Poison control Regression analysis Odocoileus biology.organism_classification Population density Deer–vehicle collisions Geography General Earth and Planetary Sciences County level education Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Nature and Landscape Conservation General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Wildlife Management. 71:2727-2731 |
| ISSN: | 1937-2817 0022-541X |
| DOI: | 10.2193/2006-085 |
| Popis: | Arkansas harbors a substantial white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) population, boasts an expanding human population, and both enjoys and suffers the resulting consequences. A highly visible negative consequence is the occurrence of deer–vehicle collisions (DVCs). Several studies have investigated site-specific factors that may contribute to DVCs. However, few studies have explored the role of broader scale factors. In this study, we used an exploratory, multivariate approach to examine the influence of county-level factors on the density (no./1,000 km) of reported DVCs in Arkansas, USA, during 1998–2001. Factors considered to contribute to DVCs in Arkansas included human and deer population densities, urban growth, various roadway characteristics, daily traffic counts, timber harvests, and landcover composition and spatial characteristics. Using principal components and regression analysis we determined that there were 2 important components contributing to DVC densities in Arkansas. Compo... |
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