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Book Synopsis Diet Analysis of the Coyote (Canis Latrans) in Metropolitan Park Systems of Northeast Ohio by : Holly Anne Bollin-Booth
Download or read book Diet Analysis of the Coyote (Canis Latrans) in Metropolitan Park Systems of Northeast Ohio written by Holly Anne Bollin-Booth and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Urban Carnivores written by and published by JHU Press. This book was released on with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Dietary Analysis and Home Range of Coyotes (Canis Latrans) Living on Presque Isle State Park, Erie, Pennsylvania by : Carrie Ann Duafala
Download or read book Dietary Analysis and Home Range of Coyotes (Canis Latrans) Living on Presque Isle State Park, Erie, Pennsylvania written by Carrie Ann Duafala and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Landscape Use and Diet of Coyotes, Canis Latrans, in the Chicago Metropolitan Area by : Paul Scott Morey
Download or read book Landscape Use and Diet of Coyotes, Canis Latrans, in the Chicago Metropolitan Area written by Paul Scott Morey and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Eastern Coyote (canis Latrans) in Washington, D.C. by : Lindsay Powers
Download or read book The Eastern Coyote (canis Latrans) in Washington, D.C. written by Lindsay Powers and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a later stage of their range expansion across North America over the last 100 years or so, coyotes (Canis latrans) arrived in the Washington, D.C. area relatively recently, with reported sightings in and around Rock Creek Park since 2004. While coyotes have been studied in many other metropolitan areas, there has been little research on the urban population within the District. This study focused on how coyotes might be moving in and out of Rock Creek Park using camera traps placed in tributary areas that could serve as green travel corridors, and near the park's northern boundary where a green corridor extends into Maryland. Knowledge of coyotes' travel behaviors could help indicate areas outside the park that they might frequent and include in their home ranges. This study also focused on the diet of coyotes within Rock Creek Park through scat analysis to learn more about their potential impact on the local ecosystem. Lastly, this study involved the conduction of howl surveys and investigation of sound analysis of coyote howls as a potential tool that researchers could use to track individuals within the district. With coyotes as an established presence in the area, a greater understanding of their behaviors within this specific urban context can help inform possible management strategies and education efforts.
Book Synopsis Analyses of Coyote (canis Latrans) Consumption of Anthropogenic Material and Dietary Composition in Urban and Non-urban Habitats by : Audrey A. Hayes
Download or read book Analyses of Coyote (canis Latrans) Consumption of Anthropogenic Material and Dietary Composition in Urban and Non-urban Habitats written by Audrey A. Hayes and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coyotes are a generalist species that have adapted to nearly every terrestrial habitat in the United States. The species' success is heavily attributed to their omnivorous diets and tolerance for environments that are regularly disturbed. Because the larger predator species that typically act as apex predators are sensitive to highly fragmented landscapes, the coyote is the functioning apex predator in many ecosystems where large predators, such as wolves, have been extirpated. The coyotes' ecological role in urban ecosystems has received much attention in the last few decades as the species' presence in cities and suburbs has increased, along with human-coyote conflicts. Anthropogenic supplementation, and reliance on anthropogenic food in particular, is regularly cited as the reason for coyotes being in urban areas. However, the inconsistencies reported in the literature indicate that the mechanisms driving coyotes into urban areas may be more complex than coyotes' potential attraction to human food. Coyotes are foragers and scavengers whose diets reflect the seasonal and local availability of food, where prey items that are more abundant are likely to be encountered and consumed more frequently than prey that are hard to find. This is also what makes coyotes so successful in colonizing most types of habitats. The purpose of this study was to investigate how coyotes' consumption of anthropogenic food varies between urban and non-urban habitats and if their consumption of anthropogenic food is selective or just a reflection of its increased availability in urban habitats. I conducted a meta-analysis on coyote dietary studies from 1975 to 2020 to identify trends in anthropogenic consumption and dietary composition in relation to habitat type, geographic region, season, and year of study. I also conducted a field study with scent-baited camera traps and scat analyses to test if coyotes in the Dayton area metroparks were attracted to anthropogenic food to the same degree as natural food, and to test if this attraction differed between urban and rural populations as a potential explanation for the increased prevalence of coyotes in urban areas. The scats were analyzed for [delta]13C and [delta]15N stable isotope ratios so that stable isotope mixing models could be used to estimate urban and rural coyote diet compositions from local prey isotope values. The results from the meta-analysis showed that coyote consumption of anthropogenic food is significantly higher in urban and agricultural habitats when compared to non-urban habitats (p
Book Synopsis Using Stable Isotopes and Diet Analysis to Assess the Potential for Competition and Coexistence Among Coyotes (Canis Latrans), Red Foxes (Vulpes Vulpes), and Gray Foxes (Urocyon Cinereoagenteus) in Maine by : Henry M. Masters
Download or read book Using Stable Isotopes and Diet Analysis to Assess the Potential for Competition and Coexistence Among Coyotes (Canis Latrans), Red Foxes (Vulpes Vulpes), and Gray Foxes (Urocyon Cinereoagenteus) in Maine written by Henry M. Masters and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Population Monitoring and Diet Analysis of Coyotes in the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, Ohio by : Jonathon David Cepak
Download or read book Population Monitoring and Diet Analysis of Coyotes in the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, Ohio written by Jonathon David Cepak and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Urban Coyote (Canis Latrans) Ecology by : Rita Collins
Download or read book Urban Coyote (Canis Latrans) Ecology written by Rita Collins and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Non-habituated coyotes (Canis latrans) avoid direct interactions with humans. Reliance on human food sources has been linked to gradual habituation, a precursor to conflict and attacks on domestic pets and humans. Diet and activity patterns of urban coyotes inhabiting natural fragments in Long Beach, CA were monitored through scat collection and camera trapping over a year (Aug 2016 – Aug 2017). Local urban coyotes are relying predominately on natural foods, with an increase in mammalian prey in the wet season and an increase in vegetation and insect consumption in the dry season. Anthropogenic items, food and food related inedible items, appeared in 14% of scats overall, with no significant seasonal change. Cat remains were found in 14% of scat samples, but only triggered cameras once throughout the 2,857 camera nights of the study. Coyote activity was centered on nights in both seasons, with greater dawn activity in the dry season, indicating an avoidance of peak human activity. This reliance on natural foods and avoidance of human activity reduces the opportunities for human-wildlife conflicts in our local area.
Book Synopsis Assessment of Habitat Use by Eastern Coyote (Canis Latrans) Along an Urban-parkland Gradient by : Beth A. Judy
Download or read book Assessment of Habitat Use by Eastern Coyote (Canis Latrans) Along an Urban-parkland Gradient written by Beth A. Judy and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study used coyote howl surveys combined with GIS to locate local coyote (Canis latrans) populations, determine the habitats where coyotes occur and estimate coyote group sizes in Bedford, North Chagrin and West Creek Reservations within the Cleveland Metroparks, Ohio. The CMP were established in 1917 and are the oldest park districts in the state of Ohio. There are 8,500 hectares (21,000 acres) of land in 16 reservations and in 2008 approximately 43,000,000 people visited the Cleveland Metroparks. Bedford, North Chagrin and West Creek Reservations have a mixture of park, forest, woodlots, residential neighborhoods, industrial areas, commercial property, open water, streams and wetlands. Coyotes have become the "top terrestrial predator" in northeastern North America and these animals are choosing to live in urban areas where humans are present and few natural habitats are available. Very little is known about the ecology and behavior of these elusive Canids around residential neighborhoods. I examined where coyotes actually lived along park boundaries. I performed howl surveys in Bedford, North Chagrin, and West Creek Reservations. Data were collected to determine coyote location, estimation of coyote group sizes and what types of habitats coyotes responded from. Overall, coyotes were heard 16.9% of the time when howl surveys were performed. Bedford Reservation had a minimum of 13 coyotes during winter months and 11 coyotes during the summer. It is believed that three coyote groups (Bedford, Cuyahoga Valley National Park and Walton Hills) were present around Bedford Reservation. North Chagrin Reservation had at least five coyotes during the winter and four coyotes in the summer months. West Creek Reservation had three coyotes respond to surveys in the winter and five coyotes replied during summer surveys. North Chagrin and West Creek Reservation each had one coyote group. Bedford Reservation coyote groups had similar responses during all three seasons (dispersal, breeding and pup-rearing). North Chagrin coyotes responded the most during the dispersal and pup-rearing seasons. West Creek Reservation had peak coyote responses during the breeding and pup-rearing seasons. For all three reservations, coyotes responded from natural areas more than from urban areas (Bedford 65%, North Chagrin 79%, and West Creek 83%). Statistics showed that Bedford coyotes responded more than West Creek coyotes. More coyotes responded during the dispersal season than during the pup-rearing season. Coyote response rates increased the closer howl surveys were performed to sunset and/or later at night (closer to midnight). Coyotes also responded more to howl surveys when temperatures were low and the moon was visible. Overall, howl surveys allowed for inexpensive monitoring of coyotes over large areas in urban-park environments. Coupled with GIS, these surveys identified where coyotes lived and the habitats they used, and therefore these methods provide the tools to inform the public better about how they may coexist with coyotes.
Book Synopsis Understanding the Influences of Human-coyote Interactions and Coyote Distributions Within Northeast Ohio by : Alexander M. Wyatt
Download or read book Understanding the Influences of Human-coyote Interactions and Coyote Distributions Within Northeast Ohio written by Alexander M. Wyatt and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With growing urban and suburban areas across the nation there is an increasing need to understand human-wildlife interactions. The Coyote (Canis latrans) is an adaptable and opportunistic species that can thrive in anthropogenic environments. This study was conducted with two goals in mind. First, to understand the influences of human-coyote interactions using public reports, and second, to use these interactions along with wildlife cameras to predict where future human-coyote interactions may occur. Using public reports, our research objectives were to discern when coyotes are most actively encountering humans and to also determine what activities trigger human-coyote interactions. Over three years, 261 reports were collected from the public documenting interactions in northeast Ohio. Reports were categorized according to variables such as date, time, season, and activity type. Chi-squared and logistic regression analyses were performed using R 3.3.1 (R Core Team, Vienna, Austria). Significant results were seen within the categorical variables of month, time of day, activity type and coyote biological season. We saw significant results with the time of day and activity type with interactions when reports were differentiated between basic observations and reports of concern from reporting individuals. From these results we were able to understand: 1) the likelihood of when the general public and coyotes are having an interaction that leads to a public report, 2) any activity type which involved the presence of a domestic dog was 4.7 times more likely to have an interaction of concern. The second half of this project used the locations of public reports and wildlife cameras to create species distribution models based on land cover variables. Using this date, several modeling methods were performed (machine learning, occupancy, and frequency regression). However, an interpretive model was not crated due to limitations and biases of the data and model type. Instead, this chapter focuses on the methods used and the benefits and pitfalls of each of these methods. The findings of this study are an important step in understanding factors that may lead to interactions, offer insights on coyote management within urban settings, and also provide valuable information on ways to improve future reporting and modeling attempts.
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Book Synopsis Foxes, Wolves, Jackals, and Dogs by : Joshua Ross Ginsberg
Download or read book Foxes, Wolves, Jackals, and Dogs written by Joshua Ross Ginsberg and published by IUCN. This book was released on 1990 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Coyotes written by Marc Bekoff and published by . This book was released on 2001-11-01 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1978, this text pulls together much disparate research in coyote evolution, taxonomy, reproduction, communication, behavioral development, population dynamics, and ecological studies in the Southwest, Minnesota, Iowa, New England, and Wyoming. (Animals/Pets)
Book Synopsis White-tailed Deer in Eastern Ecosystems by : William F. Porter
Download or read book White-tailed Deer in Eastern Ecosystems written by William F. Porter and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Ecological Regions of North America written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume represents a first attempt at holistically classifying and mapping ecological regions across all three countries of the North American continent. A common analytical methodology is used to examine North American ecology at multiple scales, from large continental ecosystems to subdivisions of these that correlate more detailed physical and biological settings with human activities on two levels of successively smaller units. The volume begins with an overview of North America from an ecological perspective, concepts of ecological regionalization. This is followed by descriptions of the 15 broad ecological regions, including information on physical and biological setting and human activities. The final section presents case studies in applications of the ecological characterization methodology to environmental issues. The appendix includes a list of common and scientific names of selected species characteristic of the ecological regions.
