Survival of adult mountain goats in Washington: effects of season, translocation, snow, and precipitation
Richard B. Harris,
Patti J. Happe,
William R. Moore
et al.
Abstract:Elucidating patterns of adult survival rates is key to understanding population dynamics of large mammals. We used data from 7 separate studies of mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) conducted from 2002 through 2022 in western Washington, USA, to quantify survival rates in relation to key biotic and abiotic factors using known fate models implemented in program MARK. We monitored 324 (206 females, 118 males) radio‐marked mountain goats for 178,339 days. A substantial number of mountain goats in our sample (n … Show more
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