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| Web URL(s): | http://usgatero.msu.edu/v03/n22.pdf
Last checked: 11/2004 |
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Barthelmess, Erika L. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Fippinger Assistant Professor of Biology, Biology Department, St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York |
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| Title: | Managing golf courses for small mammal diversity |
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| Source: | USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online. Vol. 3, No. 22, November 15 2004, p. 1-10. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 10 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf courses in the environment; Mammalia; Biodiversity; Woodland landscapes; Habitats
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Researchers at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York compared populations of small mammals found on the 18-hole campus golf course and the nearby Kip Tract, a research and recreational woodland area. The two-year projectās findings include: Species richness, the total number of species of small mammals present, was similar on the golf course and woodland patches. There were dramatic differences in abundance of certain species between the golf course and woodland sites. In particular, diurnal squirrels were more common on the golf course than the woodland sites whereas nocturnal flying squirrels and jumping mice were more common on the woodland sites. The Shannon Index, which takes into account both species richness and abundance, was generally higher on the woodland than on the golf course landscape, indicating higher overall small mammal diversity on the woodland than the golf course. Patch size has a critical relationship with species diversity. On both the golf course and woodland landscapes, larger patches sustained higher levels of small mammal species diversity, and woodland sites in general supported higher levels of diversity than equally sized golf course sites. Managers may be able to increase the level of small mammal diversity on their golf courses by landscaping in such a way as to maximize the size of aesthetically pleasing "habitat patches," forested areas occurring between greens and fairways." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 24 |
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| See Also: | Other Reports from this USGA research project: 2003-27-268 |
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| Note: | Summary as abstract
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Barthelmess, E. L. 2004. Managing golf courses for small mammal diversity. USGA Turfgrass Environ. Res. Online. 3(22):p. 1-10. |
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