Aim: The aim of this thesis is to provide a quantification of how much cervids use supplemental feeding sites and artificial mineral licks.
Design and analysis: The Master candidate will participate in monitoring feeding sites by aid of camera trapping. Several sites are established in the Østfold region with roe deer and moose, and data are also gathered in the CWD region of Nordfjella.
Requirements: You need to have a drivers licence and ability to work independently in the field.
Supervisors
Professor Atle Mysterud, CEES, UiO
Dr. Inger Maren Rivrud, CEES, UiO
Sounds interesting? Send a mail to atle.mysterud@ibv.uio.no (room 3501 in Biology building).
References
Ayotte JB, Parker KL, Gillingham MP (2008) Use of natural licks by four species of ungulates in northern British Columbia. J Mammal 89:1041-1050.
Mejia-Salazar MF, Waldner CL, Hwang YT, Bollinger TK (2018) Use of environmental sites by mule deer: a proxy for relative risk of chronic wasting disease exposure and transmission. Ecosphere 9:e02055.