Issue Date
1987-11-01Keywords
Lepus californicussown grasslands
foraging
population density
habitats
Lepus
Nevada
rangelands
forage
feeding preferences
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McAdoo, J. K., Longland, W. S., Cluff, G. J., & Klebenow, D. A. (1987). Use of new rangeland seedings by black-tailed jackrabbits. Journal of Range Management, 40(6), 520-524.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3898872Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
Black-tailed jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) use of 2 new rangeland seedings in northern and central Nevada was determined by fecal pellet counts for the first growing seasons following seeding establishment. Jackrabbit use was an inverse function of seeding size (as indicated by distance from seeding edges to midpoints). Use was uniformly high for a small (50-ha) seeding from its edge to its midpoint. A larger (400-ha) seeding received significantly higher use at the edge than at 100-m intervals extending to the 400-m midpoint. Jackrabbit use of seedings was higher during late summer than during early summer. Jackrabbit abundance was significantly higher in sagebrush habitat adjacent to a new seeding than in similar habitat away from the seeding. Our results suggest that forage availability is a factor influencing use of seedings, and predation risk may also be involved.Type
textArticle
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enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3898872