scholarly journals An Artificial Latrine Log for Swamp Rabbit Studies

2008 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 561-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric M. Schauber ◽  
Paul D. Scharine ◽  
Clayton K. Nielsen ◽  
Lyann Rubert
Keyword(s):  
Swamp Rabbit

Winter snow cover increases swamp rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) mortality at the northern extent of their range

2018 ◽  
Vol 93 ◽  
pp. 93-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth M. Hillard ◽  
Alison C. Edmund ◽  
Joanne C. Crawford ◽  
Clayton K. Nielsen ◽  
Eric M. Schauber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Snow Cover ◽  
Winter Snow ◽  
Swamp Rabbit

Microhabitat comparison of swamp rabbit sites between periphery and core of the species range

2015 ◽  
Vol 79 (7) ◽  
pp. 1199-1206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph B. Dumyahn ◽  
Patrick A. Zollner ◽  
Winston P. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Species Range ◽  
Swamp Rabbit

Swamp Rabbit Distribution on the Northern Edge of their Range in Missouri

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 614-628
Author(s):  
Debby K. Fantz ◽  
Ivan W. Vining ◽  
John S. Scheibe ◽  
Robert N. Gillespie ◽  
Philip H. Marley
Keyword(s):  
Swamp Rabbit ◽  
Northern Edge

scholarly journals Metapopulation viability of swamp rabbits in southern Illinois: potential impacts of habitat change

2015 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher D. Robinson ◽  
Joanne C. Crawford ◽  
Lyann Corcoran ◽  
Eric M. Schauber ◽  
Clayton K. Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Extinction Risk ◽  
Population Viability Analysis ◽  
Potential Effect ◽  
Hardwood Forests ◽  
Bottomland Hardwood ◽  
Southern Illinois ◽  
Viability Analysis ◽  
Potential Habitat ◽  
Bottomland Hardwood Forests ◽  
Swamp Rabbit

Abstract Swamp rabbits ( Sylvilagus aquaticus ) in southern Illinois exist as a metapopulation due to fragmentation of the bottomland hardwood forests in which they live. This fragmentation makes their persistence in Illinois uncertain. We used population viability analysis (PVA) to estimate the probability of persistence of the swamp rabbit metapopulation in Illinois, using a habitat suitability map we created and life history parameters drawn from the literature. We varied the parameters used in our PVA from 50% to 150% of the initial value to compare their effects on extinction risk and to direct future management and research. We tested the effects of potential habitat loss and fragmentation by 1) removing patches individually and in groups from the analysis and by 2) adding 60, 120, and 180 m to the edge of all patches. We also tested the potential effect of dispersal corridors by increasing dispersal between connected patches. Under baseline conditions, the model suggests a 0% chance of quasi-extinction (90% metapopulation decline) of swamp rabbits within 25 (or even 50) years. Changes in fecundity values and the effects of catastrophic flooding had the greatest effect on extinction risk, and changes in no other parameter yielded any appreciable impact. Removing the largest patches from the population increased the 25-year risk of extinction to 4%, whereas any other modifications to the habitat did not change the extinction risk. We suggest that managers focus on sustaining habitat quality, particularly upland habitats adjacent to occupied bottomland hardwood forests to improve the likelihood of swamp rabbit persistence in Illinois.

Coprophagy in the Swamp Rabbit

1955 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 303 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. J. Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
Swamp Rabbit

Ecology of the Swamp Rabbit in Georgia

1958 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles E. Lowe
Keyword(s):  
Swamp Rabbit
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