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Gopher tortoise habitat use and spatial distribution in a southeastern Florida population
| Title: | Gopher tortoise habitat use and spatial distribution in a southeastern Florida population. |
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| Name(s): |
King, E. H. Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Wyneken, Jeanette, Thesis advisor Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Department of Biological Sciences |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Issuance: | monographic | |
| Date Issued: | 2005 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, FL | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 51 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | Gopher tortoise ecology is poorly understood in the rapidly developing, urbanized southeastern end of its range. This study reports on a population at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. Burrow surveys were conducted from May to July 2003 and May to August 2004. Burrows were marked and mapped as was vegetative cover. Burrow locations were tested against vegetative cover height and soil types. Burrow locations did not differ among soil types. The densest concentrations of burrows were located in areas of low, patchy vegetative cover. This is consistent with known gopher tortoise habitat preferences elsewhere in their range. Gopher tortoises on this site appeared to be acclimated to anthropogenic disturbance. | |
| Identifier: | 9780542342493 (isbn), 13272 (digitool), FADT13272 (IID), fau:12558 (fedora) | |
| Degree granted: | Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2005. | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): | Charles E. Schmidt College of Science | |
| Subject(s): |
Ecology Gopher tortoise--Geographical distribution Habitat (Ecology)--Florida Zoogeography |
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| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13272 | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
