Status, distribution, and movements of martens in northeastern Minnesota.

L. David Mech; Lynn L. Rogers

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Status, distribution, and movements of martens in northeastern Minnesota.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

L. David Mech, Lynn L. Rogers

Year:

1977

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Paper NC-143. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

The decline of martens in Minnesota is reviewed and a recent increase documented. Adjacent and partially overlapping home ranges of 4.3 to 19.9 km2 were determined by telemetry for a female and three males. Habitat use is described. If current trapping and timber management practices persist, martens should continue to increase.

Keywords

martens, sable, telemetry, trapping, habitat, home range

Citation

Mech, L. David; Rogers, Lynn L. 1977. Status, distribution, and movements of martens in northeastern Minnesota. Research Paper NC-143. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station