Indirect effects of fire on the small mammal community of a tallgrass blackland prairie remnant in Texas.

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dc.contributor.advisorWilkins, Kenneth T., 1953-
dc.contributor.authorKirchner, Brianna N.
dc.contributor.departmentBiology.en
dc.contributor.otherBaylor University. Dept. of Biology.en
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-01T20:13:17Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-07T19:33:29Z
dc.date.available2009-06-01T20:13:17Z
dc.date.available2017-04-07T19:33:29Z
dc.date.copyright2009-05
dc.date.issued2009-06-01T20:13:17Z
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 65-71).en
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated effects of fire on vegetation and small mammals in a tallgrass blackland prairie remnant. At Leonhardt Prairie, vegetation and small mammals were monitored from February 2007 through May 2008 with a burn occurring Fall 2007. Pre-burn, dense litter and vegetative cover accommodated two dominant species, Baiomys taylori and Sigmodon hispidus, with a relative abundance (captures/100 trapnights) of 5.85 and 4.99, respectively. Post-burn, removal of vegetation led to an increase of Peromyscus maniculatus from a relative abundance of 0.12 pre-burn to 5.23 post-burn. Baiomys taylori and Sigmodon hispidus were not captured on burned sections for 7 months, though the unburned section maintained capture rates similar to pre-burn data. Shift in species composition has occurred from Baiomys taylori and Sigmodon hispidus to Peromyscus maniculatus, suggesting short-term fire response of small mammals in tallgrass prairies. This secondary successional cycle of 7 months suggests the prairie’s natural fire frequency was high.en
dc.description.degreeM.S.en
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Brianna N. Kirchner.en
dc.format.extentviii, 71 p. : ill., map, photos.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2104/5304
dc.language.isoen_USen
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dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide accessen
dc.subjectFire ecology --- Blacklands (Tex.)en
dc.subjectPrescribed burning --- Blackland (Tex.)en
dc.subjectGrassland fires --- Blackland (Tex.)en
dc.subjectPrairie animals -- Effect of fires on --- Blackland (Tex.)en
dc.subjectPrairie plants -- Effect of fires on --- Blackland (Tex.)en
dc.subjectPrairie conservation --- Blackland (Tex.)en
dc.subjectBlackland (Tex.) -- Management.en
dc.titleIndirect effects of fire on the small mammal community of a tallgrass blackland prairie remnant in Texas.en
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