The Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Densities of White-footed Mice...

The American Midland Naturalist;  January 1, 2005 ;   Wilder, Shawn M; Abtahi, Amir M; Meikle, Douglas B;   787 words ......individuals in small fragments and edge habitat may be more exposed to harsh weather...Populations in small fragments and edge habitat had larger decreases and greater rates...suggest that while small fragments and edge habitat may be high quality habitat in the fall...

Diversity in tropical forest edges....(research on biological diversity of...

Science News;  August 9, 1997 ;   Mlot, Christine;   209 words ......half came from the extensive and patchy edge habitat that separates the forest from the savanna...and could interbreed, those from the edge habitat differed physically from the forest...offer a faster means of escape in the edge habitat, where predators may be a greater problem...

Little evidence of temporal changes in edge-use by woodland birds in...

Bird Study;  November 1, 2006 ;   Hewson, Chris M; Fuller, Robert J;   787 words ......edge (see below for definition) and non-edge habitat by a variety of woodland species through...test the hypothesis that the use of edge habitat had changed during this period as a consequence of changes in the quality of edge habitat, rather than due to changes in the habitat...

Behavioral Responses of Avian Scavengers in Different Habitats

Northeastern Naturalist;  January 1, 2005 ;   Roen, Keely Tolley; Yahner, Richard H;   787 words ......compared with those in open or edge habitat. In contrast, American Crows...common at bait areas in open or edge habitat than in wooded habitat. Turkey...wooded habitat than in open and edge habitat, Black Vultures were more vigilant...

Predation and variation in breeding habitat use in the Ovenbird, with...

Wilson Bulletin;  December 1, 2005 ;   Morton, Eugene S.;   787 words ......1990, Freemark and Collins 1992). In some areas, it avoids edge habitat altogether, irrespective of forest patch size (e.g., Missouri...Ovenbirds in northwestern Pennsylvania, where they use only edge habitat contiguous to mature, deciduous forest-interior habitat...

Even wild animals can use help; Mowing wooded areas creates new habitats,...

The Boston Globe;  October 14, 2007 ;   John Dyer;   787 words ......farms in areas like Berlin become overgrown, transformed from edge habitat into impenetrable brambles. Forests set aside by government...As the state's ecology has become more one-dimensional, edge habitat and its denizens are disappearing. "Songbirds, warblers...

Does Predation or Moisture Explain Distance to Edge Distribution of Soil...

The American Midland Naturalist;  July 1, 2004 ;   Ferguson, Steven H;   787 words ......greater predator activity occurs along edge habitat, thereby reducing prey abundance. Alternatively...environmental gradients associated with edge habitat may be responsible for changes in prey...distributed randomly with respect to edge habitat. Also, the environmental gradient ...

FOOD SHORTAGE IN SMALL FRAGMENTS: EVIDENCE FROM AN AREA-SENSITIVE...

Ecology;  June 1, 2000 ;   ZANETTE, LIANA DOYLE, PAUL TREMONT, STEVE M.;   787 words ......fragmented, interior habitat is lost but edge habitat increases. Invertebrates, especially...desiccation and may not survive well in edge habitat, which is warmer and drier than the...expected in smaller fragments where edge habitat encompasses an increasing proportion...

Analysis: Listeners' comments

Weekend Edition - Sunday (NPR);  May 1, 2004 ;   CHERYL CORLEY;   229 words ......Host: CHERYL CORLEY Time: 8:00-9:00 PM CHERYL CORLEY, host: And now your comments. Listener Mary Steigerwald lives in the Edge Habitat Wilderness Retreat in northern New Mexico. She heard our report from Michele Kelemen that included an interview with Madeleine...

Team digs up yard in search for girl

Rocky Mountain News;  November 22, 2005 ;   Brian D. Crecente And Javier Erik Olvera, Rocky Mountain News;   406 words ......search for Aarone Thompson's body, leaving behind red evidence markers surrounding two patches of upturned earth. The two patches, located in the backyard of 16551 E. Kepner Place, were only inches deep, rectangles of fresh dirt where the grass had been pulled...

Edge Effects on Nesting Dickcissels (Spiza americana) in Relation to Edge...

The American Midland Naturalist;  January 1, 2004 ;   Jensen, William E; Finck, Elmer J;   787 words ......edges of grasslands that lack wooded-edge habitat often used by nest predators and brood...edge effects might vary depending on edge habitat characteristics. For example, nest predation...Prairie-cropland edges lacking wooded-edge habitat for predators and brood parasites also...

Team digs up yard in search for girl.(News)

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  November 22, 2005 ;     416 words ......search for Aarone Thompson's body, leaving behind red evidence markers surrounding two patches of upturned earth. The two patches, located in the backyard of 16551 E. Kepner Place, were only inches deep, rectangles of fresh dirt where the grass had been pulled...

Australia slams women's hockey venue

The Press;  September 7, 1998 ;     364 words ......clearly unimpressed by the surface which includes bumps in the penalty area. The surface has also had its seams covered by patches. Located at Pantai, it is 16 traffic-clogged kilometres away from the Games village and has only just been completed. The New Zealand...

Spatial variation in rates of seed removal by harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex...

The American Midland Naturalist;  July 1, 1997 ;   Mull, John F; MacMahon, James A;   787 words ......from them. Observations suggest that differences in removal rates are due in part to a higher probability of discovery for patches located near trails. In both experiments, there was significant variation in seed removal patterns among individual ant colonies...

Look, it's the not-so-great pumpkin

St. Joseph News-Press;  October 10, 2006 ;     370 words ......just unbelievable," said Hunts Orchard manager John Carneal of the inconsistency this year in the production of his pumpkin patches located near Amazonia, some of which are booming while others are rotting. "Weather is such a big factor. You can do everything...