Ultrasonic Acoustics of the Federally Endangered Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel in GSMNP.
Diggins C and Kelly C. 2019. Ultrasonic Acoustics of the Federally Endangered Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel in GSMNP.
Field Methods: To determine distribution and habitat occupancy of Carolina Northern Flying Squirrels (CNFS) with GSMNP, I will randomly place detectors in high-elevation spruce-fir and spruce-northern hardwood habitat within GSMNP. Certain survey sites will be areas were CNFS were captured historically, while others will be areas where CNFS presence has not been confirmed. Detectors will be places in camouflaged weatherproof boxes and bungee corded approximately 1.5 m up the trunk of a tree. All detectors will be place > 25 m from trails and roads. Detectors will be placed out at various locations for surveys during May-June 2018. All locations of detector placement will be shared with Great Smoky Mountains National Park to avoid areas with sensitive plants and other Endangered species (i.e., spruce-fir moss spider), which the lead investigator has studied and has the appropriate USFWS permits for.
- Type
- Generic Dataset
- Authors
- Diggins, Corinne; Kelly, Chris
- Date of Issue
- 2019-07-15
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, Appalachian Trail, AT, Balsam Mountain, Flying Squirrel, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, Heintooga Road, High-elevation, Mammals, Mt. LeConte, Mt. Sterling, SER, Southeast Region, spruce/northern hardwood forests, spruce-fir forests, Squirrels, StudyID:GRSM-01226
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Mammals