Date of Award
Summer 2011
Degree Type
Masters Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Geography and Geology
Committee Chair
David Cochran
Committee Chair Department
Geography and Geology
Committee Member 2
Joby Bass
Committee Member 2 Department
Geography and Geology
Committee Member 3
George Raber
Committee Member 3 Department
Geography and Geology
Abstract
The number of deer killed by vehicle collisions each year in the United States exceeds the number of deer killed annually through hunting. Deer-vehicle collisions (DVCs) have a vast negative impact on the economy, traffic safety, and general wellbeing of otherwise healthy deer populations. To mitigate DVCs, it is imperative to gain a better understanding of the factors that play a role in their spatial distribution. Much of the existing research has been inconclusive, pointing to a variety of factors that cause DVCs that are specific to study site and region. Very little DVC research has been undertaken in the southern United States, which makes the region particularly important with regard to this issue. Through the use of GIS, remotely sensed imagery, and statistical analysis, this thesis evaluates landscape factors that contribute to the spatial distribution of DVCs within Forrest and Lamar Counties in Mississippi.
Copyright
2011, Jacob Jeremiah McKee
Recommended Citation
McKee, Jacob Jeremiah, "The Role of Landscape in the Distribution of Deer-Vehicle Collisions in Two Counties in South-Central Mississippi" (2011). Master's Theses. 430.
https://aquila.usm.edu/masters_theses/430