Mammalian mesocarnivore visitation at tortoise burrows in a wind farm
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DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21262
Abstract: Author(s): Agha, M; Smith, AL; Lovich, JE; Delaney, D; Ennen, JR; Briggs, J; Fleckenstein, LJ; Tennant, LA; Puffer, SR; Walde, A; Arundel, TR; Price, SJ; Todd, BD | Abstract: © The Wildlife Society, 2017 There… read more here.
Keywords: tortoise burrows; mesocarnivore visitation; wind energy; energy ... See more keywords
A comparison of vertebrate assemblages at gopher tortoise burrows and stump holes in the longleaf pine ecosystem
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118809
Abstract: Abstract In the fire maintained longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) ecosystem, underground refugia such as gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) burrows and stump holes may be important for animals to escape fire and extreme temperatures. Despite being… read more here.
Keywords: longleaf pine; tortoise burrows; burrows stump; gopher tortoise ... See more keywords
Eastern Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) Observed Using a Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Burrow
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DOI: 10.1656/058.019.0109
Abstract: Abstract Many sympatric species use Gopherus polyphemus (Gopher Tortoise) burrows as refugia from predators, extreme temperatures, and fire. As part of an ongoing project involving trail-camera monitoring at Gopher Tortoise burrows, we observed a Sciurus… read more here.
Keywords: eastern fox; tortoise burrows; gopher tortoise; gopherus polyphemus ... See more keywords