Beginning in 2014, the U.S. Geological Survey, in collaboration with Bloom Biological, Inc., began telemetry research on golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) captured in the San Diego, Orange, and western Riverside Counties of southern California. This work was supported by the San Diego Association of Governments, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Geological Survey. Since 2014, we have tracked more than 40 eagles, although this report focuses only on San Diego County eagles.
An important objective of this research is to develop habitat selection models for golden eagles. Here we provide predictions of population-level habitat selection for golden eagles in San Diego County based on environmental covariates related to land use and terrain.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Title | Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) habitat selection as a function of land use and terrain, San Diego County, California |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20181067 |
| Authors | Jeff A. Tracey, Melanie C. Madden, Peter H. Bloom, Todd E. Katzner, Robert N. Fisher |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Series Title | Open-File Report |
| Series Number | 2018-1067 |
| Index ID | ofr20181067 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
| USGS Organization | Western Ecological Research Center |
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