Habitat Selection in Geographically Complex Landscapes

Habitat use and home range traits of resident and relocated hares (Lepus europaeus, Pallas)

“…The studies of the landscape, at first, were interesting for general and descriptive aspects of the agricultural-wooded territories (Legendre and Fortin, 1989;Turner, 1990;Gardner et al, 1993;Baskent and Jordan, 1995;Fjellstad et al, 2001), then were used to compare different zones or the development of the same zone. Studies on the habitats and populations of wild fauna were produced later, using the landscape structure analysis (Fahrig and Merrian, 1985;Fahrig and Paloheimo, 1988;Dunning et al, 1992;Johnson et al, 1992;Anderson and Gutzwiller, 1994;Danielson and Anderson, 1999;With, 1999). The influences of the territory space-structure were investigated on single species and their home-range (Temple, 1986;Haila et al, 1987;Robbins et al, 1989;McGarigal and McComb 1995;Clark, 1999;Glennon and Porter, 1999;Kie et al, 2001;Fearer and Stauffer, 2004;Said and Servanty, 2005;Jimenez-Garcia et al, 2006;Belda et al, 2007;Martinez-Perez et al, 2007).…”

Sources, Sinks, and Spatial Ecology of Cotton Mice in Longleaf Pine Stands Undergoing Restoration

“…Strong evidence for our survival and recruitment models based on the maximum dispersal distance of cotton mice supports the suggestion of Danielson and Anderson (1999:100) that dispersal capabilities may play an important role ''in determining the spatial extent of a species' landscape.'' Our models suggest that the functional spatial extent of the cotton mouse populations we studied might be !900 m, contrary to the abundance-based estimate of 300 m of Danielson and Anderson (1999). We hypothesize that differences in habitat quality between the 2 study locations did not account for this disparity because cotton mice are habitat generalists that move relatively unhindered through various patches of habitat quality in a fragmented landscape (Danielson and Anderson 1999;Mabry et al 2003).…”

“…We hypothesize that differences in habitat quality between the 2 study locations did not account for this disparity because cotton mice are habitat generalists that move relatively unhindered through various patches of habitat quality in a fragmented landscape (Danielson and Anderson 1999;Mabry et al 2003). The difference may be due to our use of dispersal distance to delineate the population, which might be a better measure of a species' ability to exploit available habitat than abundance (Danielson and Anderson 1999).…”

Consequences of Diet Choice by a Small Generalist Herbivore

“…Many studies have analyzed movement of small mammals, including cotton rats, in heterogeneous habitats (Lidicker et al 1992, Danielson and Anderson 1999, Diffendorfer et al 1999). Few, however, have examined the interaction between foraging movements and habitat heterogeneity beyond responses to physical features of the vegetation (Schweiger et al 1999).…”