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  • Monitoring of Microtus ochrogaster and Microtus pennsylvanicus populations in three different habitats in east-central Illinois, 1972 to 1997.
  • Getz, Lowell L; Professor Emeritus; University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  • 2024-07-22
  • Getz, L.L. 2024. Monitoring of Microtus ochrogaster and Microtus pennsylvanicus populations in three different habitats in east-central Illinois, 1972 to 1997. ver 1. Environmental Data Initiative. https://doi.org/DOI_PLACE_HOLDER (Accessed 2024-12-27).
  • Populations of 2 species of arvicoline rodents, the prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster) and meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus), were monitored monthly from 1972-1997 in three distinct habitats: restored tallgrass prairie, bluegrass (Poa pratensis) and alfalfa (Medicago sativa). The study sites were located in the University of Illinois Biological Research Area (Phillips Tract) and Trelease Prairie. Tallgrass prairie was the original habitat of both species in Illinois. Bluegrass, an introduced species, represents the more common habitat in which the two species can be found today in Illinois. Alfalfa, an atypical habitat, provides an abundant source of high-quality food for both species. At each station, one wooden multiple-capture live-trap was placed. Every month, a two-day period of prebaiting was followed by a 3-day trapping session. The data include the species, individual identification, grid station, sex, reproductive status and body mass. Over the span of 25 years, three trapping sessions monthly were conducted to cover the three habitats, dedicating three weeks each month. Several papers have been based on these data.
  • N: 40.110556      S: 40.110556      E: -88.197222      W: -88.197222
  • edi.1712.1  (Uploaded 2024-07-22)  
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