Impact of a Century of Climate Change on Small-Mammal Communities in Yosemite National Park, USA

Science ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 322 (5899) ◽  
pp. 261-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Moritz ◽  
J. L. Patton ◽  
C. J. Conroy ◽  
J. L. Parra ◽  
G. C. White ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Small Mammal ◽  
National Park ◽  
Yosemite National Park ◽  
Small Mammal Communities ◽  
Mammal Communities

scholarly journals Effects of Fire on Bird and Small Mammal Communities in the Grasslands of Wind Cave National Park

1981 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 106-110
Author(s):  
D. Shown ◽  
N. Sloan
Keyword(s):  
Small Mammal ◽  
National Park ◽  
Prescribed Burning ◽  
Grassland Community ◽  
Small Mammal Communities ◽  
Mammal Communities

Wind Cave National Park initiated a prescribed burning program in 1972. Yearly burns have been conducted since to evaluate the effects of fire on the park biota. This project was begun to study what effects burning is having on bird and small mammal populations within the grassland community.

scholarly journals The Effect of Fire on Bird and Small Mammal Communities in the Grasslands of Wind Cave National Park

1983 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 95-99
Author(s):  
Jon Forde ◽  
Norman Sloan
Keyword(s):  
Small Mammals ◽  
Small Mammal ◽  
National Park ◽  
Breeding Populations ◽  
Animal Populations ◽  
Small Mammal Communities ◽  
Management Recommendations ◽  
Mammal Communities ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Prairie Vegetation

Specifically, the objectives of this research project were to: 1) Census burned and unburned grassland areas for breeding populations of birds and small mammals. Population censuses have been made on areas prescribed burned between 1973 and 1978 as well as the areas burned in the spring of 1981; 2) Analyze study transect vegetation to determine the impact of burning treatments on prairie vegetation and its relationship to bird and small mammal densities; 3) Provide usable management recommendations that will aid not only in vegetation maintenance but also with the animal populations associated with the grasslands.

scholarly journals Small Mammal Communities After Two Recent Natural Fires in Yellowstone National Park

1979 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 128-132
Author(s):  
R. Moore ◽  
M. Wood
Keyword(s):  
Small Mammals ◽  
Small Mammal ◽  
Yellowstone National Park ◽  
National Park ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Fire Policy ◽  
Natural Fires ◽  
Wilderness Areas ◽  
Small Mammal Communities ◽  
Mammal Communities

As part of the National Park Service's goal of maintaining an area in as natural condition as possible, Yellowstone National Park in 1972 developed a fire policy whereby natural fires were allowed to burn in wilderness areas of the park. Several investigators have studied the relationship between small mammals and fire due to timber management practices (Gashwiler, 1970 and Tevis, 1956) but few studies have investigated the changes in abundance and composition of species of small mammals after recent natural fires (Bendell 1974). The purpose of this ongoing study is to quantify the effects that recent natural fires have had upon small mammal communities. Two burn sites were studies, the Divide fire which burned in 1976 on the south arm of Yellowstone Lake, and the Trail Creek Fire which burned in 1974 on the southeast arm of the lake.

scholarly journals Effects of Fire on Bird and Small Mammal Communities in the Grasslands of Wind Cave National Park

1980 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 102-106
Author(s):  
D. Shown ◽  
N. Sloan
Keyword(s):  
Small Mammal ◽  
National Park ◽  
Prescribed Burning ◽  
Small Mammal Communities ◽  
Vegetative Communities ◽  
Mammal Communities

Wind Cave National Park began a prescribed burning program in 1972. Since that time various studies have been carried out to investigate what effect fire has on the vegetative communities within the Park. However, no study has dealt with the effects of fire on the bird and mammal population within the grassland association.

scholarly journals Habitat Distribution of Small Mammal Communities in Grand Teton National Park

1991 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 169-174
Author(s):  
Nancy Stanton ◽  
Steven Buskirk ◽  
Steven Miller
Keyword(s):  
Small Mammal ◽  
National Park ◽  
Vegetation Type ◽  
Elevational Gradient ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Grand Teton National Park ◽  
Small Mammal Population ◽  
Small Mammal Communities ◽  
June July ◽  
Mammal Communities

One primary objective of this study was to survey small mammal communities in a burn chronosequence. During the summer of 1990, small mammals were live-trapped in five burned sites and in adjacent unburned coniferous forests in and around Grand Teton National Park. In 1991, two burns (Huckleberry Mountain, 1988 fires) and adjacent unburned forests were trapped for the third consecutive year in June, July and August to continue to monitor post-burn small mammal population trends and species composition. In addition, in 1991 rodents were live-trapped from seven vegetation types along an elevational gradient, and microhabitat measurements were made at successful and unsuccessful trap stations within each vegetation type. The purpose was to survey small mammal communities in common habitat types within the Park and to determine whether microhabitat features can be used to predict trap success for common rodent species.

scholarly journals Effects of Fire on Bird and Small Mammal Communities in the Grasslands of Wind Cave National Park

1982 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 106-110
Author(s):  
J. Forde ◽  
N. Sloan
Keyword(s):  
Small Mammals ◽  
Small Mammal ◽  
National Park ◽  
Prescribed Burning ◽  
Grassland Community ◽  
Vegetation Sampling ◽  
Small Mammal Population ◽  
Small Mammal Communities ◽  
And Control ◽  
Mammal Communities

Wind Cave National Park initiated a prescribed burning program in 1972 and yearly burns have been conducted since to evaluate the effects of fire on the Park biota. This research project is designed to determine what effects burning is having on bird and small mammal populations within the grassland community. The objectives of this investigation include: 1. Comparisons of bird and small mammal population levels between pre- and post-burn transects and between burned and control areas; and 2. Vegetation sampling to demonstrate the importance of certain plant species densities and stand composition for the various species of birds and small mammals.

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