Emerging Factors Associated With The Decline Of A Gray Fox Population And Multi-Scale Land Cover Associations Of Mesopredators In The Chicago Metropolitan Area

 
 
 
 

Emerging Factors Associated With The Decline Of A Gray Fox Population And Multi-Scale Land Cover Associations Of Mesopredators In The Chicago Metropolitan Area

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dc.contributor.advisor Gehrt, Stan en_US
dc.contributor.author Willingham, Alison N. en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2009-04-10T02:42:45Z
dc.date.available 2009-04-10T02:42:45Z
dc.date.created 2008 en_US
dc.date.issued 2009-04-10T02:42:45Z
dc.identifier.uri http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1228336802 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/106315
dc.description I conducted scent station surveys throughout northeastern Illinois to determine factors associated with a gray fox population decline, and to assess land cover associations of urban mesopredators. When detected, gray foxes were collared and radiotracked. Results of my study indicated that gray foxes may have been negatively affected by urbanization, intraguild competition with coyotes, and interspecific interactions with raccoons. Generalist mesopredators were found to interact with the landscape at spatial scales that were larger than those accomodated by remnant habitat patches. Mobile mesopredators were positively associated with a high degree of urban development whereas less mobile mesopredators were positively associated with a moderate degree of development. Domestic cats, however, were positively associated with a high degree of urban development, likely due to their association as a companion animal. Habitat associations of urban mesopredators are important to understand in order to manage and control the spread of disease, mitigate human-wildlife conflicts, and understand how mesopredators can influence the wildlife community existing within urbanized landscapes. en_US
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dc.format 167p. en_US
dc.rights unrestricted en_US
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dc.subject urban en_US
dc.subject mesopredator en_US
dc.subject intraguild competition en_US
dc.subject gray fox en_US
dc.subject coyote en_US
dc.subject raccoon en_US
dc.subject opossum en_US
dc.subject striped skunk en_US
dc.subject domestic cat en_US
dc.title Emerging Factors Associated With The Decline Of A Gray Fox Population And Multi-Scale Land Cover Associations Of Mesopredators In The Chicago Metropolitan Area en_US
dc.type Electronic Thesis or Dissertation en_US
dc.degree.name MS en_US
dc.degree.level masters en_US
dc.degree.discipline Natural Resources en_US
dc.degree.grantor Ohio State University en_US
dc.contributor.publisher Ohio State University / OhioLINK en_US

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