A global evaluation of the associations between long‐term dynamics of seed falls and rodents

R Liu, Y Zhang, H Zhang, L Cao, C Yan - Integrative Zoology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
One classic system of pulsed resource and animal population is mast seeding and
population dynamics of seed‐eating rodents in forests. However, we still lack an …

Potential for monitoring eastern small-footed bats on talus slopes

PR Moosman, DP Warner, RH Hendren… - Northeastern …, 2015 - BioOne
Typical efforts to monitor bat populations in North America rely on winter hibernacula counts,
but this method may be ill-suited for Myotis leibii (Eastern Small-footed Bat). Timing of …

Synergistic stressors and the dilemma of conservation in a multivariate world: a case study in A llegheny woodrats

TJ Smyser, SA Johnson, LK Page… - Animal …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Contemporary patterns of species decline frequently stem from multiple, synergistic
pressures, which much like the genetic concept of lethal equivalents, must be interpreted in …

Comparison of trap** and camera survey methods for determining presence of Allegheny woodrats

SB Castleberry, MT Mengak… - Wildlife Society …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Declines in Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister) distribution and numbers
have been documented in the northern and western portions of the range for> 30 years …

Bot fly parasitism of Allegheny woodrats (Neotoma magister) in Virginia

KE Powers, MT Mengak, RR Sheehy, WM Ford… - The American Midland …, 2020 - BioOne
The Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister) is a species of high conservation concern and
relatively well-studied with respect to habitat use/associations, food habits, conservation …

A comparison of visual survey methods to estimate acorn production: A means of standardizing results

N Kluge, C Sartini, B Sedinger, B Barringer… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Acorns are a vital resource for many wildlife species and are required for oak (Quercus spp.)
regeneration. Many different methods can be used to estimate acorn production and …

Allegheny woodrat occupancy across western Virginia, United States

JV Lombardi, MT Mengak, SB Castleberry - Wildlife Biology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The Allegheny woodrat Neotoma magister, a rock outcrop habitat specialist, has suffered
drastic reductions in geographic range over the past 40 years. Previous research has …

Effects of prescribed fire on site occupancy of Allegheny Woodrats (Neotoma magister) in a mixed-oak forest in south-central Pennsylvania

CL Hauer, J Shinskie, R Picone, D McNaughton… - Natural Areas …, 2021 - BioOne
Prescribed fire has increasingly been used to manage and restore eastern oak (Quercus
spp.) forests. Fire has the potential to influence habitat use by forest-dwelling small …

A comparison of survey methods for documenting presence of Myotis leibii (eastern small-footed bats) at roosting areas in Western Virginia

JK Huth, A Silvis, PR Moosman Jr… - Virginia Journal of …, 2015 - digitalcommons.odu.edu
Many aspects of foraging and roosting habitat of Myotis leibii (Eastern Small-Footed Bat), an
emergent rock roosting-obligate, are poorly described. Previous comparisons of …

Allegheny woodrat hard mast preference and response to food supplementation

TJ Smyser, RM Blythe, SA Johnson… - The Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Range‐wide declines of the Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister) have been attributed, in
part, to reductions in mast associated with extirpation of American chestnut (Castanea …