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Alces americanus

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Classifications [top]

List of Habitats:
1 Forest
1.1 Forest - Boreal
1.2 Forest - Subarctic
1.4 Forest - Temperate
3 Shrubland
3.1 Shrubland - Subarctic
3.3 Shrubland - Boreal
3.4 Shrubland - Temperate
4 Grassland
4.2 Grassland - Subarctic
4.4 Grassland - Temperate
5 Wetlands (inland)
5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)
5.2 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent/Irregular Rivers/Streams/Creeks
5.3 Wetlands (inland) - Shrub Dominated Wetlands
5.4 Wetlands (inland) - Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands
5.6 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)
5.7 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
5.11 Wetlands (inland) - Alpine Wetlands (includes temporary waters from snowmelt)
List of Conservation Actions:
2 Land/water management
2.1 Site/area management (in place)
3 Species management
3.1 Species management
3.1.1 Harvest management (in place)
3.1.2 Trade management (in place)
3.2 Species recovery (in place)
List of Threats:
2 Agriculture & aquaculture
2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops
2.1.3 Agro-industry farming
2.3 Livestock farming & ranching
2.3.3 Agro-industry grazing, ranching or farming
5 Biological resource use
5.1 Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals
5.1.1 Intentional use (species is the target)
5.3 Logging & wood harvesting
5.3.5 Motivation Unknown/Unrecorded
7 Natural system modifications
7.1 Fire & fire suppression
7.1.3 Trend Unknown/Unrecorded
Citation: Geist, V., Ferguson, M. & Rachlow, J. 2008. Alces americanus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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