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Title The Allegheny woodrat : ecology, conservation, and management of a declining species / John D. Peles, Janet Wright, editors
Published New York ; London : Springer, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 231 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents History and current status of the Allegheny woodrat / Janet Wright -- Multiple causes of the Allegheny woodrat decline : a historical-ecological examination / Kathleen LoGiudice -- Woodrat population dynamics and movement patterns / Petra Bohall Wood -- Home range, movements, and habitat selection / Steven B. Castleberry -- Den use behavior of Allegheny woodrats inhabiting rock outcrops in Pennsyvania / John D. Peles and Janet Wright -- Food selection and caching behavior / Nikole L. Castleberry and Steven B. Castleberry -- Lessons from long-term monitoring of woodrat populations / Michael T. Mengak [and others] -- Managing surface rock communities for neotoma magister / Jerry D. Hassinger, Calvin M. Butchkoski, and Duane R. Diefenbach -- Genetic diversity of woodrats : implications for conservation / Timothy J. Smyser and Olin E. Rhodes Jr. -- Reintroduction of woodrats : concepts and applications / Thomas L. Serfass -- Status and conservation of other at-risk species of North American woodrats / George A. Feldhamer and Aaron K. Poole -- Synthesis : lessons learned and recommendations for the future / John D. Peles and Janet Wright
Summary A decline in populations of Allegheny woodrats was first noticed in the 1980s. Since that time, woodrats have become extirpated from at least two states and have declined dramatically in several others. This book provides a summary of research conducted over the twenty-five years. It is for ecologists, wildlife professionals, students, and others
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Allegheny wood rat -- Ecology
Wood rats -- Ecology -- East (U.S.)
Wood rats -- Conservation -- East (U.S.)
Wildlife conservation -- East (U.S.)
Rare mammals -- East (U.S.)
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- Mammals.
NATURE -- Animals -- Mammals.
Wood rats -- Ecology -- East (U.S.)
Wood rats -- Conservation -- East (U.S.)
Wildlife conservation -- East (U.S.)
Rare mammals -- East (U.S.)
Neotoma magister -- Ecology.
Biomédecine.
Sciences de la vie.
Rare mammals
Wildlife conservation
East United States
Form Electronic book
Author Peles, John D.
Wright, Janet, 1946-
ISBN 9780387360515
0387360514