The impact of predation on burrow use by arctic ground squirrels in the boreal forest

• Main Authors: Karels, Tim, Boonstra, Rudy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 1999
• Subjects: Arctic ground squirrels; burrow; boreal forest; predation; habitat use; discriminant function analysis; Arctic; Burrows
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/470

In sedentary animals, the choice of a suitable home site is critical to survival and reproductive fitness. However, habitat suitability may vary with predation risk. We compared habitat use of Arctic ground squirrels (Spermophilus parryii plesius) living in the boreal forest under conditions of fluc...