Title: White-tailed deer density estimates across the eastern United States (2008)
- Polygon data ; Vector data
- 2016
- Not owned by MIT (Owned by University of Minnesota)
Dates
- Issued: March 13, 2016
- Coverage: 2008
- Coverage: 2008 to 2008
Summary
In 2008, the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) developed a map of white-tailed deer density with information obtained from state wildlife agencies. The map contains information from 2001 to 2005, with noticeable changes since the development of the first deer density map made by QDMA in 2001. The University of Minnesota, Forest Ecosystem Health Lab and the US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service-Northern Research Station have digitized the deer density map to provide information on the status and trends of forest health across the eastern United States. The QDMA spatial map depicting deer density (deer per square mile) was digitized across the eastern United States. Estimates of deer density were: White = rare, absent, or urban area with unknown population, Green = less than 15 deer per square mile, Yellow = 15 to 30 deer per square mile, Orange = 30 to 40 deer per square mile, or Red = greater than 45 deer per square mile. These categories represent coarse deer density levels as identified in the QDMA report in 2009 and should not be used to represent current or future deer densities across the study region.
Subjects
- White-tailed Deer
- Deer density
- Wildlife
- United States
- Datasets
Geospatial coordinates
- Bounding Box: BBOX (-97.2619,-66.0112,50.1387,23.0735)
- Geometry: BBOX (-97.2619,-66.0112,50.1387,23.0735)
Provider
University of Minnesota
Rights
- Access rights: Public
- https://conservancy.umn.edu/pages/drum/policies/#terms-of-use
Citation
Walters, Brian F., Woodall, Christopher W., Russell, Matthew B. White-tailed deer density estimates across the eastern United States (2008). Polygon data, Vector data. http://dx.doi.org/10.13020/D6G014
Format
Shapefile
Languages
- eng