Detection of wild house mice and other small mammals up trees and on the ground in New Zealand native forest
Determining pest mammal impacts and abundance in forests requires an understanding of how target species use vegetation compared with the ground. We used a novel device combining footprint tracking with bite detection to survey for mammals at four levels in New Zealand forests that had house mice (M...
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ftunivqespace:oai:espace.library.uq.edu.au:UQ:1d7ff92 2023-05-15T18:04:58+02:00 Detection of wild house mice and other small mammals up trees and on the ground in New Zealand native forest Innes, John Kelly, Catherine Fitzgerald, Neil Warnock, Morgan Waas, Joseph 2018-08-15 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:1d7ff92 eng eng Taylor & Francis doi:10.1080/03014223.2018.1461660 issn:0301-4223 issn:1175-8821 Not set Mouse Mus-Musculus Rats Rattus-Rattus Ship Rats North-Island Invertebrate Fauna Orongorongo Valley Habitat Use Predators Impacts Populations 1103 Animal Science and Zoology Journal Article 2018 ftunivqespace https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.2018.1461660 2020-12-08T04:22:44Z Determining pest mammal impacts and abundance in forests requires an understanding of how target species use vegetation compared with the ground. We used a novel device combining footprint tracking with bite detection to survey for mammals at four levels in New Zealand forests that had house mice (Mus musculus) alone, and all widespread New Zealand mammals, including house mice, ship rats (Rattus rattus) and brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula). When alone, house mice were detected at 93%, 35%, 17% and 0% of devices on the ground, in shrubs, in the subcanopy and canopy, respectively, but in a pilot study at one site were detected 11 m above ground. When all small pest mammals were present, house mice were scarce and none were detected up trees. Ship rats and possums were detected mostly on the ground, but also at all surveyed heights. The study confirms that mice, ship rats and possums are all potential above-ground predators, but suggests that targeting them for control and monitoring can reasonably be undertaken on the ground. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus The University of Queensland: UQ eSpace New Zealand New Zealand Journal of Zoology 45 3 227 237 |
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Mouse Mus-Musculus Rats Rattus-Rattus Ship Rats North-Island Invertebrate Fauna Orongorongo Valley Habitat Use Predators Impacts Populations 1103 Animal Science and Zoology Innes, John Kelly, Catherine Fitzgerald, Neil Warnock, Morgan Waas, Joseph Detection of wild house mice and other small mammals up trees and on the ground in New Zealand native forest |
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Determining pest mammal impacts and abundance in forests requires an understanding of how target species use vegetation compared with the ground. We used a novel device combining footprint tracking with bite detection to survey for mammals at four levels in New Zealand forests that had house mice (Mus musculus) alone, and all widespread New Zealand mammals, including house mice, ship rats (Rattus rattus) and brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula). When alone, house mice were detected at 93%, 35%, 17% and 0% of devices on the ground, in shrubs, in the subcanopy and canopy, respectively, but in a pilot study at one site were detected 11 m above ground. When all small pest mammals were present, house mice were scarce and none were detected up trees. Ship rats and possums were detected mostly on the ground, but also at all surveyed heights. The study confirms that mice, ship rats and possums are all potential above-ground predators, but suggests that targeting them for control and monitoring can reasonably be undertaken on the ground. |
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Innes, John Kelly, Catherine Fitzgerald, Neil Warnock, Morgan Waas, Joseph |
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Detection of wild house mice and other small mammals up trees and on the ground in New Zealand native forest |
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Detection of wild house mice and other small mammals up trees and on the ground in New Zealand native forest |
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Detection of wild house mice and other small mammals up trees and on the ground in New Zealand native forest |
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Detection of wild house mice and other small mammals up trees and on the ground in New Zealand native forest |
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Detection of wild house mice and other small mammals up trees and on the ground in New Zealand native forest |
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detection of wild house mice and other small mammals up trees and on the ground in new zealand native forest |
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Rattus rattus |
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