DOCSLIB.ORG

Threatened, Endangered, and Nongame Bird and Mammal Investigations

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Threatened, Endangered, and Nongame Bird and Mammal Investigations THREATENED, ENDANGERED, AND NONGAME BIRD AND MAMMAL INVESTIGATIONS Wyoming Game and Fish Department Nongame Program Statewide Wildlife and Habitat Management Section Wildlife Division Annual Completion Report Period Covered: 15 April 2014 to 14 April 2015 Edited by: Andrea C. Orabona and Courtney K. Rudd December 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS DISCLAIMER.............................................................................................................................. iii FUNDING ..................................................................................................................................... iv PREFACE .................................................................................................................................... vii INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................1 THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES .....................................................................3 Distribution and ecology of jumping mice (Zapus spp.) in Wyoming ............................................5 SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED – BIRDS ...........................................21 Monitoring and Management of the Rocky Mountain Population of Trumpeter Swans (Cygnus buccinator) in Wyoming .....................................................................................23 Wyoming Common Loon (Gavia immer) summary report, 2014 .................................................45 Evaluation of Marsh Habitat and Implementation of the Standardized North American Marsh Bird Monitoring Protocols for Species of Greatest Conservation Need in Wyoming .......65 Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) monitoring in Wyoming ..................................................69 Initiating long-term monitoring for avian grassland Species of Greatest Conservation Need in Wyoming .......................................................................................................................75 Occupancy, nest success, and habitat use of Great Gray Owls (Strix nebulosa) in western Wyoming............................................................................................................................87 Density and abundance of Black-backed Woodpeckers (Picoides arcticus) in a ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) ecosystem ..................................................................................103 Population estimate for Black-backed Woodpeckers (Picoides arcticus) in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming........................................................................................105 Productivity of Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) in Wyoming ...........................................125 SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED – MAMMALS ................................131 Inventory of bats associated with cliff and canyon habitats of eastern Wyoming.......................133 Surveillance of hibernating bats and environmental conditions at caves and abandoned mines in Wyoming ...........................................................................................................163 Documenting distribution and habitat attributes of northern flying squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus) in Teton County, Wyoming .............................................................................195 Distribution and habitat requirements of northern flying squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus) in the Black Hills National Forest, Wyoming ......................................................................207 Assessing trends of water vole (Microtus richardsoni) in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming..........................................................................................................................221 Evaluating the status of fishers (Pekania pennanti) in Wyoming: final report ..........................241 HARVEST REPORTS ..............................................................................................................255 Harvest of raptors for falconry .....................................................................................................257 i OTHER NONGAME – BIRDS ................................................................................................261 Using the Breeding Bird Survey to monitor population trends of avian species in Wyoming..........................................................................................................................263 Wyoming Partners in Flight and Integrated Monitoring in Bird Conservation Regions .............281 OTHER NONGAME – MAMMALS .......................................................................................303 Evaluation of oral sylvatic plague vaccine in white-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys leucurus): year two .........................................................................................................305 Evaluating the status of spotted skunks (Spilogale spp.) in Wyoming ........................................329 TECHNICAL COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS ...............................................347 Summary of the annual activities of the Central Flyway Nongame Migratory Bird Technical Committee .......................................................................................................349 APPENDIX I ..............................................................................................................................361 The Official State List of the common and scientific names of the birds, mammals, amphibians and reptiles in Wyoming ..................................................................................................363 ii DISCLAIMER The Wyoming Game and Fish Department receives Federal financial assistance from the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the US Department of the Interior and its bureaus prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex (in educational programs). If you believe that you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility, or if you desire further information, please write to: The US Fish and Wildlife Service Office for Diversity and Civil Rights Programs – External Programs 4040 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 130 Arlington, VA 22203 iii FUNDING Funding for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department Nongame Program comes from a variety of agencies, entities, and programs. We wish to credit the following funding sources for their generous contributions, which enable us to complete necessary inventory and monitoring efforts for numerous Species of Greatest Conservation Need in Wyoming. Bureau of Land Management Cooperative Agreement (BLM CA) Bureau of Reclamation Cooperative Agreement (BOR CA) Meg and Bert Raynes Wildlife Fund (MBRWF) National Park Service Cooperative Agreement (NPS CA) Ricketts Conservation Foundation (RCF) United States Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) United States Fish and Wildlife Service Cooperative Agreement (USFWS CA) United States Fish and Wildlife Service State Wildlife Grants (USFWS SWG) United States Forest Service Cooperative Agreement (USFS CA) United States Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station (USFS RMRS) Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) Wyoming Governor’s Endangered Species Account Funds (WGESAF) Wyoming State Legislature General Fund Appropriations (WSLGFA) iv OVERVIEW OF NONGAME PROGRAM PROJECTS AND FUNDING SOURCES CA Species/Project CA CA CA CA WG RCF GFA BOR BOR WSL BLM SWG USFS USFS USFS ESAF RMRS WGFD USACE USFWS USFWS NPS MBRWF WAFWA Preble’s Meadow X X Jumping Mouse Trumpeter Swan X X X Common Loon X Secretive Marsh Birds X X Bald Eagle monitoring X X Mountain Plover X X Upland Sandpiper X X Long-billed Curlew X X Burrowing Owl X X Great Gray Owl X X Black-backed X X Woodpecker density Black-backed X X Woodpecker population Peregrine Falcon X X X Bat inventory X X Bat hibernacula and X X surveillance v CA Species/Project CA CA CA CA WG RCF GFA BOR BOR WSL BLM SWG USFS USFS USFS ESAF RMRS WGFD USACE USFWS USFWS NPS MBRWF WAFWA Northern Flying Squirrel X X – Jackson Northern Flying Squirrel X X – BHNF Water Vole X X Fisher X X Falconry X X Breeding Bird Survey X X X X X X WYPIF/IMBCR X X X X X X White-tailed Prairie Dog X X X Spotted Skunks X X Central Flyway NMBTC X X vi PREFACE Most Wyoming residents and visitors know and cherish the thought of the State being rich in wildlife diversity. There is strong public interest in wildlife conservation and, along with that interest, high expectations. A 2011 national survey by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (http://digitalmedia.fws.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/document/id/858/rec/10) found that, in addition to $797 million spent on hunting and fishing in Wyoming, over $350 million was added to the State’s economy by wildlife watchers. Wyoming is also rich in other natural resources that contribute to our economy, such as livestock forage; timber; a variety of minerals; and oil, gas, and coal. However, sometimes the best management of one or more resources can conflict with the needs of another. Over the past few decades, public expectations of wildlife managers have diversified. Unfortunately, traditional funding sources were not sufficient to meet these new demands. Beginning
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Estimating the Energy Expenditure of Endotherms at the Species Level
    Canadian Journal of Zoology Estimating the energy expenditure of endotherms at the species level Journal: Canadian Journal of Zoology Manuscript ID cjz-2020-0035 Manuscript Type: Article Date Submitted by the 17-Feb-2020 Author: Complete List of Authors: McNab, Brian; University of Florida, Biology Is your manuscript invited for consideration in a Special Not applicable (regular submission) Issue?: Draft arvicoline rodents, BMR, Anatidae, energy expenditure, endotherms, Keyword: Meliphagidae, Phyllostomidae © The Author(s) or their Institution(s) Page 1 of 42 Canadian Journal of Zoology Estimating the energy expenditure of endotherms at the species level Brian K. McNab B.K. McNab, Department of Biology, University of Florida 32611 Email for correspondence: [email protected] Telephone number: 1-352-392-1178 Fax number: 1-352-392-3704 The author has no conflict of interest Draft © The Author(s) or their Institution(s) Canadian Journal of Zoology Page 2 of 42 McNab, B.K. Estimating the energy expenditure of endotherms at the species level. Abstract The ability to account with precision for the quantitative variation in the basal rate of metabolism (BMR) at the species level is explored in four groups of endotherms, arvicoline rodents, ducks, melaphagid honeyeaters, and phyllostomid bats. An effective analysis requires the inclusion of the factors that distinguish species and their responses to the conditions they encounter in the environment. These factors are implemented by changes in body composition and are responsible for the non-conformity of species to a scaling curve. Two concerns may limit an analysis. The factors correlatedDraft with energy expenditure often correlate with each other, which usually prevents them from being included together in an analysis, thereby preventing a complete analysis, implying the presence of factors other than mass.
    [Show full text]
  • Exploring Grand Teton National Park
    05 542850 Ch05.qxd 1/26/04 9:25 AM Page 107 5 Exploring Grand Teton National Park Although Grand Teton National Park is much smaller than Yel- lowstone, there is much more to it than just its peaks, a dozen of which climb to elevations greater than 12,000 feet. The park’s size— 54 miles long, from north to south—allows visitors to get a good look at the highlights in a day or two. But you’d be missing a great deal: the beautiful views from its trails, an exciting float on the Snake River, the watersports paradise that is Jackson Lake. Whether your trip is half a day or 2 weeks, the park’s proximity to the town of Jackson allows for an interesting trip that combines the outdoors with the urbane. You can descend Grand Teton and be living it up at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar or dining in a fine restaurant that evening. The next day, you can return to the peace of the park without much effort at all. 1 Essentials ACCESS/ENTRY POINTS Grand Teton National Park runs along a north-south axis, bordered on the west by the omnipresent Teton Range. Teton Park Road, the primary thoroughfare, skirts along the lakes at the mountains’ base. From the north, you can enter the park from Yellowstone National Park, which is linked to Grand Teton by the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Memorial Parkway (U.S. Hwy. 89/191/287), an 8-mile stretch of highway, along which you might see wildlife through the trees, some still bare and black- ened from the 1988 fires.
    [Show full text]
  • Wildlife Regulation
    Province of Alberta WILDLIFE ACT WILDLIFE REGULATION Alberta Regulation 143/1997 With amendments up to and including Alberta Regulation 148/2013 Office Consolidation © Published by Alberta Queen’s Printer Alberta Queen’s Printer 5th Floor, Park Plaza 10611 - 98 Avenue Edmonton, AB T5K 2P7 Phone: 780-427-4952 Fax: 780-452-0668 E-mail: [email protected] Shop on-line at www.qp.alberta.ca Copyright and Permission Statement Alberta Queen's Printer holds copyright on behalf of the Government of Alberta in right of Her Majesty the Queen for all Government of Alberta legislation. Alberta Queen's Printer permits any person to reproduce Alberta’s statutes and regulations without seeking permission and without charge, provided due diligence is exercised to ensure the accuracy of the materials produced, and Crown copyright is acknowledged in the following format: © Alberta Queen's Printer, 20__.* *The year of first publication of the legal materials is to be completed. Note All persons making use of this consolidation are reminded that it has no legislative sanction, that amendments have been embodied for convenience of reference only. The official Statutes and Regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpreting and applying the law. (Consolidated up to 148/2013) ALBERTA REGULATION 143/97 Wildlife Act WILDLIFE REGULATION Table of Contents Interpretation and Application 1 Establishment of certain provisions by Lieutenant Governor in Council 2 Establishment of remainder by Minister 3 Interpretation 4 Interpretation for purposes of the Act 5 Exemptions and exclusions from Act and Regulation 6 Prevalence of Schedule 1 7 Application to endangered animals Part 1 Administration 8 Terms and conditions of approvals, etc.
    [Show full text]
  • Analysis of Current Methods for Conducting Ecological Inventories
    ANALYSIS OF CURRENT METHODS FOR CONDUCTING ECOLOGICAL INVENTORIES 23 May 2016 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by ANALYSIS OF CURRENT METHODS FOR CONDUCTING ECOLOGICAL INVENTORIES Contract No. AID-621-TO-15-00004 Promoting Tanzania’s Environment, Conservation and Tourism (PROTECT) The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES .............................................................................................................................. vi ACRONYMS ....................................................................................................................................... vii 1.0 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Why Review of methods for carrying ecological inventory .................................................. 2 1.3 The need for standardization of methods .............................................................................. 3 1.4 Organization of the report ......................................................................................................... 4 1.5 Limitation of the Study .............................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Naturalist Pocket Reference
    Table of Contents Naturalist Phone Numbers 1 Park info 5 Pocket GRTE Statistics 6 Reference Timeline 8 Name Origins 10 Mountains 12 Things to Do 19 Hiking Trails 20 Historic Areas 23 Wildlife Viewing 24 Visitor Centers 27 Driving Times 28 Natural History 31 Wildlife Statistics 32 Geology 36 Grand Teton Trees & Flowers 41 National Park Bears 45 revised 12/12 AM Weather, Wind Scale, Metric 46 Phone Numbers Other Emergency Avalanche Forecast 733-2664 Bridger-Teton Nat. Forest 739-5500 Dispatch 739-3301 Caribou-Targhee NF (208) 524-7500 Out of Park 911 Grand Targhee Resort 353-2300 Jackson Chamber of Comm. 733-3316 Recorded Information Jackson Fish Hatchery 733-2510 JH Airport 733-7682 Weather 739-3611 JH Mountain Resort 733-2292 Park Road Conditions 739-3682 Information Line 733-2291 Wyoming Roads 1-888-996-7623 National Elk Refuge 733-9212 511 Post Office – Jackson 733-3650 Park Road Construction 739-3614 Post Office – Moose 733-3336 Backcountry 739-3602 Post Office – Moran 543-2527 Campgrounds 739-3603 Snow King Resort 733-5200 Climbing 739-3604 St. John’s Hospital 733-3636 Elk Reduction 739-3681 Teton Co. Sheriff 733-2331 Information Packets 739-3600 Teton Science Schools 733-4765 Wyoming Game and Fish 733-2321 YELL Visitor Info. (307) 344-7381 Wyoming Highway Patrol 733-3869 YELL Roads (307) 344-2117 WYDOT Road Report 1-888-442-9090 YELL Fill Times (307) 344-2114 YELL Visitor Services 344-2107 YELL South Gate 543-2559 1 3 2 Concessions AMK Ranch 543-2463 Campgrounds - Colter Bay, Gros Ventre, Jenny Lake 543-2811 Campgrounds - Lizard Creek, Signal Mtn.
    [Show full text]
  • Multiple Species Inventory and Monitoring Technical Guide
    MULTIPLE SPECIES INVENTORY AND MONITORING TECHNICAL GUIDE Version 1.0 (PRE-PRINT) June 2005 Authors Patricia N. Manley, Beatrice Van Horne, Julie K. Roth, William J. Zielinski, Michelle M. McKenzie, Theodore J. Weller, Floyd W. Weckerly, and Christina Vojta Design Team Curtis H. Flather Kevin S. McKelvey Greg Hayward John R. Sauer Richard Holthausen Frank R. Thompson USDA Forest Service, Washington Office Ecosystem Management Coordination Staff Wildlife Fish Watershed Air Rare Plants Staff Wildlife Fish Watershed Air Research Staff Multiple Species Inventory and Monitoring Protocol Ch 1: Introduction TABLE OF CONTENTS AUTHORS ……………………………………………………………………….6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ……………………………………………………...7 CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ……………………………………………... 9 1.1 Overview and Purpose …………………………………………………… 9 1.2 Background and Business Needs ………………………………………11 1.3 Key Concepts …………………………………………………………….. 13 1.3.1 Components of the MSIM Protocol 1.3.2 Forest Inventory and Analysis Program Linkage 1.3.3 Parameter Estimation, Prediction and Hypothesis Testing 1.4 Roles and Responsibilities ……………………………………………….16 1.4.1 Overview 1.4.2 National Responsibilities 1.4.3 Regional Responsibilities 1.4.4 Forest Responsibilities 1.5 Relationships to Other Federal I&M Programs …………………………19 1.6 Quality Control and Assurance …………………………………….…… 22 1.7 Change Management …………………………………………………….. 22 1.8 Literature Cited ……………………………………………………………..22 CHAPTER 2: NATIONAL FRAMEWORK …………………………………..24 2.1 Purpose and Objectives 2.1.1 Objectives 2.2 Sampling Design ……………………………………………………………25
    [Show full text]
  • Captive Wildlife Regulations, 2021, W-13.12 Reg 5
    1 CAPTIVE WILDLIFE, 2021 W-13.12 REG 5 The Captive Wildlife Regulations, 2021 being Chapter W-13.12 Reg 5 (effective June 1, 2021). NOTE: This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation. 2 W-13.12 REG 5 CAPTIVE WILDLIFE, 2021 Table of Contents PART 1 PART 5 Preliminary Matters Zoo Licences and Travelling Zoo Licences 1 Title 38 Definition for Part 2 Definitions and interpretation 39 CAZA standards 3 Application 40 Requirements – zoo licence or travelling zoo licence PART 2 41 Breeding and release Designations, Prohibitions and Licences PART 6 4 Captive wildlife – designations Wildlife Rehabilitation Licences 5 Prohibition – holding unlisted species in captivity 42 Definitions for Part 6 Prohibition – holding restricted species in captivity 43 Standards for wildlife rehabilitation 7 Captive wildlife licences 44 No property acquired in wildlife held for 8 Licence not required rehabilitation 9 Application for captive wildlife licence 45 Requirements – wildlife rehabilitation licence 10 Renewal 46 Restrictions – wildlife not to be rehabilitated 11 Issuance or renewal of licence on terms and conditions 47 Wildlife rehabilitation practices 12 Licence or renewal term PART 7 Scientific Research Licences 13 Amendment, suspension,
    [Show full text]
  • Technical Note on Non-Lethal Measures to Eradicate Or Manage Vertebrates Included on the List of IAS of Union Concern
    Technical Note on Non-Lethal Measures to Eradicate or Manage vertebrates included on the list of IAS of Union Concern This note has been drafted by a team of experts under the supervision of IUCN within the framework of the contract No 07.0202/2016/739524/SER/ENV.D.2 “Technical and Scientific support in relation to the Implementation of Regulation 1143/2014 on Invasive Alien Species”. The information and views set out in this note do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the Commission. The Commission does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this note. Neither the Commission nor any person acting on the Commission’s behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein. Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. This document shall be cited as: IUCN. 2017. Information on non-lethal measures to eradicate or manage vertebrates included on the Union list. Technical note prepared by IUCN for the European Commission. Date of completion: 30/10/2017 Comments which could support improvement of this document are welcome. Please send your comments by e-mail to [email protected]. 1 Executive Summary A large number of non-lethal measures are in development, or currently in use to control invasive alien species (IAS). The Regulation (EU) No.1143/2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (EU 2014), hereafter the IAS Regulation, provides for the eradication and management of invasive alien species of Union concern by lethal or non- lethal measures, but “shall ensure that, when animals are targeted, they are spared any avoidable pain, distress or suffering” as far as these do not compromise the effectiveness of the management measures (Article 19(3) of the IAS Regulation).
    [Show full text]
  • Grand Teton National Park News Release
    National Park Service Grand Teton PO Box 170 U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Moose, Wyoming 83012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jackie Skaggs/Kim McMahill September 25, 2007 07-80 307.739.3393 Grand Teton National Park News Release Two Bull Elk Poached in Grand Teton National Park Grand Teton National Park Superintendent Mary Gibson Scott announced that two bull elk were illegally shot and killed in the park during separate incidents this past week. Early Friday evening, September 21, the park received a report of a possible poaching in the area of Two Ocean and Emma Matilda lakes. On Saturday, September 22, rangers located an elk that had been poached on Pacific Creek Road. Friday, September 21, the park received a report of three individuals who had possibly killed an elk in the area of Two Ocean and Emma Matilda lakes. After an investigation and surveillance of the area, park rangers identified and contacted three men on Saturday, September 22. The men, all of Lander, Wyoming, were in the process of removing an elk carcass from the kill site near the north shore of Emma Matilda Lake. Rangers confiscated the elk and issued citations. One hunter was cited for illegally hunting in a national park, a second hunter was cited for possessing a weapon illegally in a national park, and the third individual was not cited. In a second incident early Saturday morning, September 22, park rangers, while en route to the poaching scene of the previous evening, located an elk that had been shot illegally by a minor accompanied by his father, both Wyoming residents.
    [Show full text]
  • Chapter 10 - Nongame Wildlife Index
    07/09/2015 CHAPTER 10 - NONGAME WILDLIFE INDEX Page ARTICLE I GENERAL PROVISIONS #1000 PROTECTED SPECIES 2 A. Nongame species and subspecies, including threatened or endangered wildlife are protected #1001 VACANT 3 ARTICLE II ENDANGERED WILDLIFE #1002 DESIGNATION OF SPECIES 3 A. Endangered wildlife 3 1. Fish 3 2. Birds 3 3. Mammals 3 4. Amphibians 3 ARTICLE III THREATENED WILDLIFE #1003 DESIGNATION OF SPECIES 5 A. Threatened wildlife 5 1. Fish 5 2. Birds 5 3. Mammals 5 ARTICLE IV NONGAME WILDLIFE #1004 DESIGNATION OF SPECIES 5 A. Nongame wildlife 5 1. Fish 5 2. Amphibians 6 3. Reptiles 6 4. Mollusks 7 5. Birds 8 6. Mammals 15 Basis and 17 Purpose 1 CHAPTER 10 - NONGAME WILDLIFE ARTICLE I - GENERAL PROVISIONS #1000 - PROTECTED SPECIES A. Nongame species and subspecies, including threatened or endangered wildlife are protected and their harassment, taking or possession is prohibited except as follows: 1. Under a scientific collecting license. 2. Under a rehabilitation license. 3. Under a license for zoological, educational, propagation or other special purposes. 4. Allowed species of raptors under a falconry license. 5. Bats, mice except Preble’s meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei), voles, rats, porcupines, and ground squirrels may be captured or killed when creating a nuisance or causing property damage. 6. Except as provided in #015.A. of these regulations, up to four individuals of each of the following species and/or subspecies of reptiles and amphibians may be taken annually and held in captivity, provided that no more than twelve in the aggregate may be possessed at any time: Plains spadefoot Woodhouse’s toad Boreal chorus frog Painted turtle Ornate box turtle Common sagebrush lizard Ornate tree lizard Common side-blotched lizard Prairie lizard Plateau fence lizard Gophersnake Terrestrial gartersnake Plains gartersnake Common lesser earless lizard Tiger whiptail North American racer Plains hog-nosed snake a.
    [Show full text]
  • MAMMAL ASSEMBLAGES of the CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK: an UPDATE AFTER 30 YEARS a Thesis Submitted to Kent State University I
    MAMMAL ASSEMBLAGES OF THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK: AN UPDATE AFTER 30 YEARS A thesis submitted To Kent State University in partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Sciences By Doug J. Marcum December, 2017 © Copyright All rights reserved Except for previously published materials Thesis written by Douglas J. Marcum B.S., Kent State University, 2011 M.S., Kent State University, 2017 Approved by ____________________________________, Advisor Oscar J. Rocha, Ph.D. ____________________________________, Chair, Department of Biological Sciences Laura G. Leff, Ph.D. ____________________________________, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences James L. Blank, Ph.D. TABLE OF CONTENTS……………………………………………………………………...... iii LIST OF FIGURES……………………………………………………………………………… v LIST OF TABLES…………………………………………………………………………...... viii ACKNOLEDGEMENTS………………………………………………………………………… x I. INTRODUCTION TO MAMMALIAN STUDIES IN THE CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, OHIO………………………………………...… 1 BACKGROUND………………………………………………………………… 1 STUDY AREA…………………………………………………………………... 2 MAMMALS OF CVNP………………………………………………………….. 5 STUDY DESIGN……………………………………………………………...…. 9 IMPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH…………………………………………...... 11 REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………. 12 II. DISTRIBUTION OF SMALL MAMMAL COMMUNITIES IN CUYAHOGA VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, OHIO AT TWO SPATIAL SCALES……………………………………………………...……... 14 INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………….... 14 METHODS……………………………………………………………………... 17 STUDY SITES……………………………………………………….… 17 DATA COLLECTION…………………………………………………. 21 RESULTS……………………………………………………………………….
    [Show full text]
  • Natural Resource Condition Assessment, Grand Teton National
    National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway Natural Resource Condition Assessment Natural Resource Report NPS/GRYN/NRR—2012/550 ON THE COVER Peaks of the Grand Tetons and wildflowers, Grand Teton National Park Photograph by: Christopher M. McGinty, Utah State University Grand Teton National Park and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway Natural Resource Condition Assessment Natural Resource Report NPS/GRYN/NRR—2012/550 R. Douglas Ramsey, Christopher M. McGinty, Ellie I. Leydsman McGinty, Lisa A. Langs Stoner, Benjamin A. Crabb, William A. Adair, Alexander Hernandez, John C. Schmidt, Milada Majerova, Benjamin Hudson, Ashton K. Montrone Utah State University College of Natural Resources Department of Wildland Resources Remote Sensing/GIS Laboratory 5275 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322 John H. Lowry University of the South Pacific Laucala Campus Suva, Fiji Matthew E. Baker University of Maryland, Baltimore County 1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, MD 21250 July 2012 U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Fort Collins, Colorado The National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science office in Fort Collins, Colorado publishes a range of reports that address natural resource topics of interest and applicability to a broad audience in the National Park Service and others in natural resource management, including scientists, conservation and environmental constituencies, and the public. The Natural Resource Report Series is used to disseminate high-priority, current natural resource management information with managerial application. The series targets a general, diverse audience, and may contain NPS policy considerations or address sensitive issues of management applicability.
    [Show full text]