Effects of corridors on home range sizes and interpatch movements of three small mammal species |
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| Authors: | Mabry Karen E Barrett Gary W |
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| Institution: | (1) Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, 30602-2202, USA |
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| Abstract: | Corridors are predicted to benefit populations in patchy habitats bypromoting movement, which should increase population densities, gene flow, andrecolonization of extinct patch populations. However, few investigators haveconsidered use of the total landscape, particularly the possibility ofinterpatch movement through matrix habitat, by small mammals. This studycompares home range sizes of 3 species of small mammals, the cotton mouse(Peromyscus gossypinus), old-field mouse (P.polionotus) and cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus)between patches with and without corridors. The study site was in S. Carolina,USA. Corridor presence did not have astatistically significant influence on average home range size. Habitatspecialization and sex influenced the probability of an individual movingbetween 2 patches without corridors. The results of this study suggest thatsmall mammals may be more capable of interpatch movement without corridors thanis frequently assumed.This revised version was published online in May 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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| Keywords: | Corridor Fragmentation Landscape Matrix Movement Peromyscus gossypinus Peromyscus polionotus Sigmodon hispidus |
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