Spatial and Temporal Habitat-Use Patterns of Wood Turtles at the Western Edge of Their Distribution

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald J. Brown ◽  
Mark D. Nelson ◽  
David J. Rugg ◽  
Richard R. Buech ◽  
Deahn M. Donner
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
Wood Turtles

Can animal habitat use patterns influence their vulnerability to extreme climate events? An estuarine sportfish case study

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (10) ◽  
pp. 4045-4057 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ross E. Boucek ◽  
Michael R. Heithaus ◽  
Rolando Santos ◽  
Philip Stevens ◽  
Jennifer S. Rehage
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Extreme Climate Events ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
Extreme Climate ◽  
Climate Events ◽  
Animal Habitat

scholarly journals Habitat use patterns of franciscana dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei) off southern Brazil in relation to water depth

2009 ◽  
Vol 89 (5) ◽  
pp. 943-949 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Danilewicz ◽  
Eduardo R. Secchi ◽  
Paulo H. Ott ◽  
Ignacio B. Moreno ◽  
Manuela Bassoi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Southern Brazil ◽  
Rio Grande Do Sul ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
Management Procedures ◽  
By Catch ◽  
Pontoporia Blainvillei

The patterns of habitat use by the franciscana dolphins (Pontoporia blainvillei) along its distribution are poorly known. This study investigates the patterns of habitat use with respect to depth for 181 individuals of different age, size, gender and reproductive condition off Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. The results reveal that franciscanas are very homogeneously distributed according to depth. Individuals from all lengths utilize nearly the entire range of depths of the surveyed area. Larger or older animals do not use deeper waters than younger animals, indicating that body size and age are not limiting factors for franciscanas that occupy deeper or offshore waters. Gestation seems to not cause a change in the distribution of females. Although the sex-ratio of the overall data did not vary from 1:1 in different depth intervals, a small-scale comparison between the northern and southern coast demonstrated the existence of some kind of sexual segregation. Franciscana by-catch in Rio Grande do Sul is not sustainable and it is agreed that management procedures are needed. Nevertheless, the available data on species distribution do not allow the designing of a protected area in order to minimize the by-catches of a particular sex/reproductive class.

Habitat-use patterns of the coypuMyocastor coypus in an urban wetland of its original distribution

2006 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
María J. Corriale ◽  
Santiago M. Arias ◽  
Roberto F. Bó ◽  
Gustavo Porini
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
Original Distribution ◽  
Urban Wetland

Habitat use patterns by ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of northeastern Iowa

Pedobiologia ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 288-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirk J. Larsen ◽  
Timothy T. Work ◽  
Foster F. Purrington
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Ground Beetles ◽  
Use Patterns

scholarly journals Coyote (Canis latrans) Habitat use and Mortality in Grand Teton National Park and Suburban-Agricultural Areas of Jackson Hole, Wyoming

2000 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 51-59
Author(s):  
Matt McGee ◽  
Stan Anderson ◽  
Doug Wachob
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
National Park ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Canis Latrans ◽  
Short Interval ◽  
Agricultural Area ◽  
Grand Teton National Park ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
Jackson Hole ◽  
Agricultural Areas

A study of coyote (Canis latrans) habitat use and mortality in Grand Teton National Park and the suburban-agricultural land surrounding Jackson, WY was conducted between September 1999 and August 2000. This research focused on the influence of human development, habitat type, topography, and simulated wolf presence on coyote habitat use and on coyote mortality patterns in undeveloped and suburban-agricultural land. The overall goal of this project was to provide baseline information on the coyote population in Jackson Hole that can be used in the future to determine what, if any, impact wolves and human developments may have on coyotes. There were a total of fifteen radio-collared coyotes in the suburban-agricultural area and fourteen radio collared coyotes in Grand Teton National Park and adjacent areas in the National Elk Refuge and Bridger-Teton National Forest. Marked coyotes were tracked weekly using short interval telemetry relocations and triangulation to determine habitat use patterns. During the winter, track transects were skied weekly and coyote trails were backtracked and mapped using hand held GPS units to determine fine scale habitat use patterns. Coyote mortality was determined via telemetry and direct observation. Preliminary data analyses suggest that coyotes use mainly sagebrush-grasslands or forest-shrub-grass edge areas and avoid forest interior areas. Coyotes frequently use trails and roads in the undeveloped area when moving long distances. Preliminary analysis also indicates that roads and trails are used in a greater proportion than their abundance on the landscape. Coyotes were frequently observed using riparian corridors to move between open meadows in the suburban-agricultural area. There is some evidence that suggests coyotes selectively travel fences and irrigation ditches for long distances in agricultural areas. The movement data also suggests that coyotes avoid developed areas during the day and travel in these developed areas at night. The data on coyote locations suggests some avoidance of wolf urine scent grids in the undeveloped area, but not in the developed area. Coyote mortality was primarily human caused, and coyotes that were male, transient, and lived in the suburban-agricultural area were the most commonly killed animals.

Effect of the Wenchuan earthquake on habitat use patterns of the giant panda in the Minshan Mountains, southwestern China

2012 ◽  
Vol 145 (1) ◽  
pp. 241-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Zheng ◽  
Yu Xu ◽  
Lihuan Liao ◽  
Xuyu Yang ◽  
Xiaodong Gu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Use ◽  
Wenchuan Earthquake ◽  
Giant Panda ◽  
Southwestern China ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
The Wenchuan Earthquake
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