Author : Darren J. Bender
Publisher : Fish & Wildlife Service
ISBN 13 : 9780778554486
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (544 download)
Book Synopsis Monitoring Protocol for the Ord's Kangaroo Rat by : Darren J. Bender
Download or read book Monitoring Protocol for the Ord's Kangaroo Rat written by Darren J. Bender and published by Fish & Wildlife Service. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ord's kangaroo rat is a nocturnal rodent that occurs in Canada as a northern population that is geographically isolated from the southern conspecifics. In Alberta, it occurs in the vacinity of the Middle Sand Hills north of Medicine Hat. This population of kangaroo rats is currently recognized as Endangered due to extreme fluctuations such that the population crashes to fewer than 1000 animals in harsh winters. The Alberta Recovery Plan for Ord's kangaroo rat calls for standardized population monitoring as a high priority recovery activity. The purpose is to establish a long-term database that supports defensible, inter-annual comparisons of distribution, relative abundance, and survival. This document provides a detailed population monitoring protocol to serve as a guide for implementation of long-term, standardized monitoring for Ord's kangaroo rat in Alberta.--Document.