Habitat use and food selection of small mammals near a sagebrush/crested wheatgrass interface in southeastern Idaho
Journal Article
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· Great Basin Naturalist; (United States)
OSTI ID:7065190
- Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Idaho Falls (United States)
- Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Univ., Laramie (United States)
Research has been conducted on various aspects of the ecology of wildlife residing on and adjacent to the Subsurface Disposal Area (SDA) and one other low-level radioactive waste disposal site on the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) in southeastern Idaho. Habitat use and food selection data were collected for deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus), montane voles (Microtus montanus), Ord's kangaroo rats (Dipodomys ordii), and Townsend's ground squirrels (Spermophilus townsendii) near a sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)/crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum) interface. Significantly more captures occurred in the native sagebrush habitat than in areas planted in crested wheatgrass or in disturbed sites. Crested wheatgrass, a prolific seed producer, still accounted for over 30% of the total captures. Montane voles and Townsend's ground squirrels (during periods of aboveground activity) used the crested wheatgrass habitat throughout the summer, while deer mice and Ord's kangaroo rats exhibited heavy use after seed set.
- OSTI ID:
- 7065190
- Journal Information:
- Great Basin Naturalist; (United States), Journal Name: Great Basin Naturalist; (United States) Vol. 51:3; ISSN 0017-3614; ISSN GRBNAR
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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