Movement and Fate of Translocated and in Situ Southeastern Pocket Gophers

Abstract Geomys pinetis (Southeastern Pocket Gopher) is absent from much of its historic distribution due to reductions in suitable habitat, which consists largely of open Pinus (pine) systems. Restored open pine habitat represents an opportunity to reestablish Southeastern Pocket Gophers into areas within their historic distribution through translocation. Using radio telemetry, we documented evidence of avian predation on experimentally translocated Southeastern Pocket Gophers and no predation on non-translocated individuals. Translocated individuals exhibited greater movement rates, including aboveground movements, likely exposing them to increased predation risk.

• Publication year

  2019

• Venue

  Southeastern naturalist (Steuben, Me.)

• Publication date

  2019-05-31

• Fields of study

  Biology, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1656/058.018.0206
• External record

  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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• No concepts are published for this paper.

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