Excerpt from Influences of Logging and Weather on Elk Distribution in Western MontanaThe Burdette creek-deer Creek study area (fig. 1) includes about 215 km2 (80 mi2) of forested land 40 km (25 mi) due west of Missoula, Montana. About two - thirds of the area is Lolo National Forest. The remainder is a mixed ownership of o.s. Champion International, Burlington Northern, the State of Montana, and small private ranches.For evaluation of elk distribution, the study area was divided into 12 subunits (table 1) representing drainages or areas in which habitats for elk were considered comparable. Subunits range in size from 745 to 2 722 ha to acres).About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.