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Article: Abundance and Species Richness of Shrews within Forested Habitats on Prince Edward Island
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- The American Midland Naturalist
- Article date:
- April 1, 2004
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ABSTRACT.-Little is known about the small mammalian fauna of Prince Edward Island, particularly shrews. Although historical data indicate the presence of five shrew species on PEI (Sorex cinereus, S. fumeus, S. hoyi, S. palustris and Blarina brevicauda), recent studies have failed to capture S. fumeus, S. hoyi and S. palustris on the Island. During a study designed to examine the abundance of amphibians in 11 forest fragments located in the central region of Prince Edward Island, we collected 344 shrews in pitfall traps. Sorex cinereus was the most abundant species captured, and was present in all forest fragments. Blarina brevicauda was captured in all but one forest fragment. Sorex fumeus ...