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Ecology and Impacts of Coyotes (canis Latran S) in the Southeastern United States

Year: 2013

Type: dissertation

Abstract: Recent coyote (Canis latrans ) colonization of the southeastern United States has prompted speculation on the top-down effects of a new top predator on systems which have gone without a strong predator presence since the extirpation of the red wolf (Canis rufus ). This dissertation reports on the results of a series of investigations of the potential impact of coyotes on raccoons (Procyon lotor ) and other management issues related to coyotes in the Southeast. Chapters 1-3 present indirect field tests of the Mesopredator Release Hypothesis. Chapter 4 presents an overview of the current knowledge of the ecology and potential impacts of coyotes in the Southeast.

Source: TigerPrints (Clemson University)

Author: Cady Etheredge

Institution: Clemson University

Language: English

Topic: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: green

Funders: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Clemson University, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, National Wildlife Research Center

OpenAlex ID: W2096815630

Cites: 104

Cited by: 5

Related to: 10