Habitat and Landscape Correlates of Southern Flying Squirrel Use of Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Clusters

Susan Loeb; Shawna L. Reid; Donald J. Lipscomb

doi:10.1002/jwmg.395

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Habitat and Landscape Correlates of Southern Flying Squirrel Use of Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Clusters

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Authors:

Susan Loeb, Shawna L. Reid, Donald J. Lipscomb

Year:

2012

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.395

Source:

The Journal of Wildlife Management 1-10

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Abstract

Southern flying squirrels (Glaucomys volans) can have significant negative impacts on redcockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) reproductive success and group size. Although direct control of southern flying squirrels may be necessary in small red-cockaded woodpecker populations (

Keywords

forest composition, Glaucomys volans, kleptoparasitism, landscape, Picoides borealis, red-cockaded woodpecker, South Carolina, southern flying squirrel

Citation

Loeb, Susan C.; Reid, Shawna L.; Lipscomb, Donald J. 2012. Habitat and Landscape Correlates of Southern Flying Squirrel Use of Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Clusters. The Journal of Wildlife Management 1-10. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.395