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Density Dependence and Stochastic Variation in Overabundant, Unmanaged White-tailed Deer Herds of Eastern National Parks-- Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Published by National Park Service | Department of the Interior | Metadata Last Checked: January 07, 2026 | Last Modified: 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z
Using 7-year to 13-year sets of deer monitoring data from 16 NPS sites, PI estimated parameters of the theta-logistic model (TLM), a widely-used population model which integrates the two key factors of population dynamics: density dependence and environmental stochasticity.

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