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AN INDIVIDUAL‐BASED MODEL FOR FERAL HOGS IN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
Authors:RENÉ A. SALINAS  WILLIAM H. STIVER  JOSEPH L. CORN  SUZANNE LENHART  CHARLES COLLINS  MARGUERITE MADDEN  KURT C. VERCAUTEREN  BRANDON B. SCHMIT  ELLEN KASARI  AGRICOLA ODOI  GRAHAM HICKLING  HAMISH MCCALLUM
Affiliation:1. Department of Mathematical Sciences, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608;2. United States Department of Interior, National Park Service, Gatlinburg, TN 37738;3. Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602;4. Department of Mathematics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996;5. Department of Geography, Center for Remote Sensing and Mapping Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602;6. United States Department of Agriculture, APHIS/Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, CO 80521;7. United States Department of Agriculture, APHIS/Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Disease Program, Fort Collins, CO 80521;8. United States Department of Agriculture, APHIS/Veterinary Services, Fort Collins, CO 80521;9. Department of Clinical Sciences, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996;10. Department of Forestry, Center for Wildlife Health, Wildlife, and Fisheries, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996;11. School of Environment, Griffith University, Nathan, Qld 4111, Australia
Abstract:The expansion of feral hog (Sus scrofa) populations in the United States has resulted in increased efforts to develop and implement control strategies designed to minimize the impacts done by this invasive species. We describe an individual‐based model for feral hogs in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP). The objectives of the model are to provide an understanding of the population dynamics of this feral hog population and to determine the efficacy of the annual harvest as a population control method. Results suggest that the dynamics of the population are driven by fall hard mast production and the GSMNP harvests currently limit growth of the population, but these control efforts have not reduced the population.
Keywords:Sus scrofa  Eurasian wild boar  invasive species  individual‐based model  feral hog  hard mast
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