Ecology of Martin in Idaho
Ecology and Summer/Fall Habitat Selection of American Marten in Northern Idaho
Scott D. Tomson, M.S. Thesis in Wildlife Biology completed March, 1999; pp. 69
Scott live trapped, radio collared, and radio tracked 32 American marten (Martes americana) during 3 summer/fall seasons (1994 96) in the Cabinet Mountains of northern Idaho.
His objectives were to:
- evaluate habitat selection at the home range within study area, location within home range, and location within stand (micro habitat) spatial scales,
- gain a better understanding of marten population characteristics, and
- examine community interactions (especially with regard to prey species).
A full discussion of his research can be found in his thesis in the Mansfield Library at The University of Montana. He is currently modifying a manuscript for submission.
Scott's research was funded by Idaho Department of Fish and Game. He is currently a wildlife biologist for the Forest Service in Seely Lake, Montana.
Contact Scott Thomson: stomson@fs.fed.us
