Composition of Small Mammal Populations on Highway Rights-of-Way in East Texas

Details

• Creators:
  Schmidly, David J. ; Wilkins, Kenneth T.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Wildlife crossings
  • Rodents
  • Mowing
  • Vegetation
  • Highway safety
  • Right of way (Traffic)
  • Mammals
  • highway mortality
  • dispersal
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA TX 77 197-lF
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Texas
• Edition:
  Final Report: Sept. 1975 - Aug. 1977
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Description:
  Many species of wildlife occur along roads. Most rodents spend their entire lives within the rights-of-way (ROWs); larger species are transients which feed within ROWs. Mowing affects abundance of rodents. Species preferring denser cover were more plentiful in un-mowed ROWs than in mowed-ROWs. Species preferring sparse cover were more abundant in mowed ROWs than in un-mowed ROWs. Rodent diversity was greater in less-disturbed habitats (old fields). The types of vegetation occurring in an area influence rodent diversity and abundance.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2-8-76-197
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/84694/dot_84694_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.66 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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