Habitat selection and changes in the white-tailed and black-tailed prairie dog population within the Northern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming

Title Variants

Alternative: White tailed and black tailed prairie dog population within the Northern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming

Related Titles

Series: BLM technical note, 431
Series: Technical note (United States. Bureau of Land Management), 431

By

Harrell, Destin.

Marks, Lisa (Geologist), , author
National Operations Center (U.S.). Information and Publishing Services Section.
United States. Bureau of Land Management. Cody Field Office.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Cody, Wyo, U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Cody Field Office, ℗♭2009

Notes

Within the Northern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, prairie dog (Cynomys) survey data collected between 1980 and 1989 were compared with data from a 2001-2005 survey. From these data, distribution, activity level, and habitat selection based on range site and precipitation categories were analyzed. Overall, the white-tailed prairie dog (C. leucurus) population declined in distribution and activity ... There was also a very small population of black-tailed prairie dogs (C. ludovicianus) that increased 8 percent...towns appear to be significantly associated with saline upland, loamy, sandy, shallow loamy, and shale range sites ... Other variables not measured also likely contribute to the observed distribution of white-tailed prairie dog town site selection.

"September 2009"--Cover.

"BLM/WY/ST-09/031+1110."

"Production service provided by: Bureau of Land Management, National Operations Center, Information and Publishing Services Section"--Page 2 of cover.

Subjects

Animal populations , Black-tailed prairie dog , Counting , Ecology , Habitat , Habitat (Ecology) , Prairie dogs , White-tailed prairie dog , Wyoming

Call Number

QL84.2 .L35 no.431

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.154541
OCLC: 1046656018