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BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
卷 118, 期 1, 页码 79-89出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2003.07.010
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conservation; diet; management; Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta; Nerodia sipedon sipedon; radiotelemetry; spatial ecology
Obtaining information on movement and spatial patterns of animals and understanding the factors that shape their movements about the landscape are critical steps in designing conservation strategies. We conducted a comparative radiotelemetry study of two snake species, the northern water snake, Nerodia sipedon sipedon, and the imperiled copperbelly water snake, Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta, in northwest Ohio and southern Michigan to assess differences in movement patterns, spatial ecology, and resource use. N. e. neglecta moved distances (53.3 +/- 7.1 m/day and 4809 +/- 603 m/year) over twice as far as N. s. sipedon (25.6 +/- 2.7 m/day and 2244 +/- 228 m/year), and used areas nearly four times larger (15.8 +/- 2.7 ha) than N. s. sipedon (4.0 +/- 0.9 ha). When wetlands were widely dispersed in the landscape, N. e. neglecta moved longer distances and used larger areas, whereas spatial and movement patterns in N. s. sipedon were unaffected by wetland spatial distribution. N. e. neglecta's long movements and large area use are likely related to its use of variable resources such as ephemeral wetlands and anuran prey. N. s. sipedon used more permanent wetlands and preyed more generally on fish and anurans. Habitat alterations that change the spatial distribution of wetlands in the landscape, such as the loss of small isolated wetlands, have likely increased energetic costs and mortality rates for N. e. neglecta. Conservation strategies for vagile wetland animals that use spatially and temporally variable resources over broad spatial scales should focus on protecting and restoring large areas with numerous, heterogeneous wetlands. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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