Abstract
dc:description.abstractRegional declines in Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister ) populations suggest a better understanding of the ecology of this species is needed for proper management. I described seasonal food habits of the Allegheny woodrat in the Ridge and Valley and Allegheny Plateau physiographic provinces of West Virginia and Virginia using microhistological techniques. In the Allegheny Plateau, the top 5 food items were fungi, blueberries ( Vaccinium spp.), acorns (Quercus spp.), ferns ( Dryopteris spp.), and lichens. In the Ridge and Valley woodrats ate primarily blackberry (Rubus spp.) leaves, fungi, greenbrier (Smilax spp.) leaves, acorns, and oak leaves. Additionally, we examined the effects of common timber management practices such as clearcuts and diameter-limit harvests, on Allegheny woodrat food habits in the Allegheny Plateau. We saw no significant differences in use between treatment types. Additionally, there were no differences in richness or diversity measures between harvest types, although all values were higher at undisturbed sites than either harvest treatment.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- MS
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Wildlife and Fisheries Resources
- Year dc:date.available
- 2000
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Castleberry, Nikole Lee
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Petra Bohall Wood.
Subjects
dc:subject × 2Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/1105
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:researchrepository.wvu.edu:etd-2108