Socioeconomic effects of bison and elk management alternatives on National Elk Refuge
January 8, 2025
The purpose of this software is to develop predictions about future changes in the social and economic benefits provided by bison and elk and their management on the National Elk Refuge. The effects are estimated as a function of changing wildlife populations under different management alternatives. For additional detail on the methodology and case study, please refer to:
McEachran, M.C., Don Carlos, A., Cotterill, G.G., Cole, E.K., and Cook, J.D., 2025, Estimating the social and economic consequences of proposed management alternatives at the National Elk Refuge, chap. E of Cook, J.D., and Cross, P.C., eds., Decision analysis in support of the National Elk Refuge bison and elk management plan: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2024–5119, 11 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20245119E.
McEachran, M.C., Don Carlos, A., Cotterill, G.G., Cole, E.K., and Cook, J.D., 2025, Estimating the social and economic consequences of proposed management alternatives at the National Elk Refuge, chap. E of Cook, J.D., and Cross, P.C., eds., Decision analysis in support of the National Elk Refuge bison and elk management plan: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2024–5119, 11 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20245119E.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Title | Socioeconomic effects of bison and elk management alternatives on National Elk Refuge |
| DOI | 10.5066/P1DZS7MW |
| Authors | Margaret C Mceachran, Jonathan D Cook |
| Product Type | Software Release |
| Record Source | USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS) |
| USGS Organization | Eastern Ecological Science Center at the Leetown Research Laboratory |
| Rights | This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal |
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