Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Award Date
1977
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department / School
Biology
Abstract
Factors affecting the distribution of small mammals have been investigated for many years. Environmental characteristics which correlated with rodent populations have been found to vary from specie to specie. If Ordway Prairie were homogeneous with regard to habitat, management would be relatively simple. The prairie, however, is heterogeneous in its habitat. Intuitively one could expect that management to increase or decrease a particular species could possibly affect the population levels of other beneficial species. The objectives of this study were to document the presence, relative abundance, and distribution of small mammals on S.H. Ordway Prairie. An additional objective was to quantitatively determine those factors which best discriminate between the habitats of the major rodent species.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Mammal populations
Prairies -- South Dakota -- McPherson County
Samuel H. Ordway Memorial Prarie
Format
application/pdf
Number of Pages
53
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Puetz, Richard D., "The Distribution of Small Mammals on Samuel H. Ordway Memorial Prairie" (1977). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 5102.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/5102