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- Title
A Modified Track Tube for Detecting Beach Mice.
- Authors
Loggins, Ronald E.; Gore, Jeffery A.; Brown, Laurinda L.; Slaby, Laura A.; Leone, Erin H.
- Abstract
Standard track tube designs are ineffective for long-term monitoring of beach mice (Peromyscus polionotus) largely because of blowing sand and rain in the coastal dune habitat. We developed a novel track tube design with the tube elevated, capped on one end, and covered on the other end with a short 90° elbow tube. We tested this tube design against 2 other designs (elevated and ground). Our elevated 90° elbow track tubes detected beach mouse tracks more often and they were disturbed less frequently than elevated or ground tubes. Elevated 90° elbow track tubes are a practical means for managers to conduct long-term monitoring of beach mouse populations.
- Subjects
OLDFIELD mouse; WILDLIFE monitoring; TUBES; HABITATS; SAND dunes; SIGNAL detection; ANIMAL populations; EQUIPMENT &; supplies
- Publication
Journal of Wildlife Management, 2010, Vol 74, Issue 5, p1154
- ISSN
0022-541X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2193/2009-294