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| Web URL(s): | http://usgatero.msu.edu/v07/n04.pdf
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| Publication Type:
| Report |
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| Author(s): | Meehan, Kristin;
Jodice, Patrick G. R. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Meehan: Department of Forestry and Natural Resources and South Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Jodice: United States Geological Survey, South Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, and Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina |
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| Title: | An assessment of fox squirrel habitat on golf courses along the South Carolina coast |
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| Source: | USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online. Vol. 7, No. 4, February 15 2008, p. [1-8]. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 10 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Mammalia; Golf courses; Sciurus niger; Population dynamics
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Fox squirrels are declining throughout the southeastern U.S. but appear to occur regularly on golf courses in this same region. Researchers at Clemson University and the South Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit conducted surveys on golf courses along the entire South Carolina coast to determine which landscape-level characteristics best predicted fox squirrel presence on a golf course. The data indicate: Fox squirrels were present on 68 of 98 courses surveys, but abundance appeared low on most courses. There was a strong correlation in the determination of fox squirrel presence or absence between on-the-ground surveys and phone interviews with golf course personnel. The best predictor of fox squirrel presence on a course was the presence of a fox squirrel population on the nearest neighbor course regardless of distance. For golf courses with fox squirrels, the mean distance to the nearest neighbor course with fox squirrels also present was ca. 2.0 km while for golf courses without fox squirrels the mean distance to the nearest neighbor course was ca. 2.5 km. Results suggest that fox squirrel populations in this region may be stabilized by multi-patch population dynamics, and, as such, landscape-level variables need to be considered when assessing the potential conservation value of golf courses for fox squirrels. Connectivity among courses or habitat patches may be important given the strength of the 'nearest neighbor effect'." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 18 |
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| See Also: | Other Reports from this USGA research project: 2004-10-288 |
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| Note: | Summary as abstract
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Meehan, K., and P. G. R. Jodice. 2008. An assessment of fox squirrel habitat on golf courses along the South Carolina coast. USGA Turfgrass Environ. Res. Online. 7(4):p. [1-8]. |
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