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| Web URL(s): | http://archive.lib.msu.edu/tic/ressum/2009/68.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Goode, Matt |
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| Author Affiliation: | University of Arizona |
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| Title: | Population and community responses of reptiles to golf courses |
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| Section: | Wildlife Links Program
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| Source: | 2009 Turfgrass and Environmental Research Summary. 2009, p. 68. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf course design; Irrigation; Natural areas; Reptilia
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| Geographic Terms: | Arizona |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Presents a study conducted to "examine diversity, distribution and relative abundance of reptiles using the golf course." Describes the methods and materials used in the experiment. Reports that "we have observed changes in home range size, use, and configuration in response to both features of the golf course and the contruction of new homes." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| USGA Summary Points: | Reptile species vary in their use of golf course features, but most species tend to avoid open fairways. We have observed a greater abundance of reptiles using thick, irrigated vegetation adjacent to fairways and greens. The placement and layout of the golf course helps to determine the distribution of reptiles, and certain species alter their distributions to take advantage of irrigated vegetation and natural areas that are incorporated into the golf course as hazards or rough. Using radiotelemetry and florescent powder tracking, we have determined that Gila monsters tend to avoid open fairways, and tend to utilize irrigated areas along the edges of the golf course out of proportion to their availability. Tiger rattlesnakes change the configuration of their home ranges to accommodate features of the golf course and newly constructed homes. |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Goode, M. 2009. Population and community responses of reptiles to golf courses. Turfgrass Environ. Res. Summ. p. 68. |
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