Data product containing elk telemetry and vegetation characterization for "Habitat use by elk (Cervus elaphus) within structural stages of a managed forest of the northcentral United States"

This data publication contains capture and telemetry measurements for elk (Cervus elaphus) in the Black Hills National Forest. Radio-collared elk were located 2-3 times per month and behavior observed. These data also include vegetation characterization at 412 locations where the precise location of elk were observed and 509 random locations.
Elk are desirable for consumptive and non-consumptive uses. They also are increasingly, the subject of conflicts between recreational uses, livestock, timber, or off-highway vehicles. Elk move large distances in their daily search for resources. Consequently, as biologists attempt to unravel the resource selection processes, resource selection must be evaluated simultaneously across multiple scales. The combination of high road density and intensive timber management in the Black Hills provided an ideal background for evaluating resource selection by elk at multiple scales in intensively managed forests.
These data are directly associated with the publication "Habitat use by elk (Cervus elaphus) within structural stages of a managed forest of the northcentral United States" shown in the cross-reference section. Minor metadata updates on 02/26/2013. Minor metadata updates on 12/05/2016.