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- Title
TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS OF THE NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY (NSA CRANE) IN MARTIN COUNTY, AND OF THE CRANE DIVISION OF THE NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER (GLENDORA SITE) IN SULLIVAN COUNTY, INDIANA.
- Authors
Whitaker Jr, John O.; Walters, Brianne L.; Johnson, Scott
- Abstract
A total of 79 small mammals was trapped at Naval Support Activity Crane, Martin County, Indiana, including 23 short-tailed shrews (Blarina brevicauda), 21 least shrews(Cryptotis parva), 11 prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster), 7 southeastern shrews (Sorex longirostris), 5 smoky shrews (Sorex fumeus), 4 meadow jumping mice (Zapus hudsonius), 3 white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus), 2 meadow voles (Microrus pennsy/vanicus), 2 pygmy shrews (Sorex hoyi), and 1 bog lemming (Synaptomys cooperi). This assemblage constituted rather low abundance as related to the amount of trapping. A total of 121 small mammals was trapped at the Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane), Glendora Site, Sullivan County, Indiana, including 54 least shrews (Cryptotis parva), 38 prairie voles (Microtus ochrogasrer), 11 prairie deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii), 7 bog lemmings (Synaptomys cooperi), 6 meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus), and 5 white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus). This assemblage constituted rather low biodiversity, probably because the area was small and of relatively uniform habitat. However, it was a very interesting assemblage as it might resemble that of drier portions of earlier prairie in this area, and it contained two species relatively uncommon in surveys, the least shrew and the bog lemming.
- Subjects
SULLIVAN County (Ind.); INDIANA; MAMMALS; JUMPING mice; SHREWS; BIODIVERSITY; PEROMYSCUS leucopus; MICROTUS pennsylvanicus; NAVAL Surface Warfare Center (U.S.). Crane Division; HABITATS
- Publication
Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science, 2007, Vol 116, Issue 1, p84
- ISSN
0073-6767
- Publication type
Article