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Item Diversity Within Small Mammal Communities of Forested Sites Around Itasca State Park and Nearby Prairie Sites(2011-02-09) Hughes, Curtis; Do, AnhThe study dealing with diversity of small mammal communities found within several different forest habitats in Itasca State Park and nearby Prairie sites, tested the two sites diversity comparison’s and displayed which communities had small mammals which were common in both locations. The prairie had the most abundant small mammal diversity. The most common small mammal in all of the communities was the Peromyscus (PEXX).Item Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches to Study the Effects of Plains Pocket Gopher (Geomys bursarius) Mound building on Vegetation(2011-02-09) Hughes, Curtis; Sharrow, Matthew; Etheridge, RobertThe plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius), has been associated with higher levels of plant diversity in grassland areas. In order to test this prediction we conducted vegetative surveys on and off mound areas. We also counted and measured mounds along randomly chosen transects in order to get an idea of the amount of impacted area. Our results further supported this association by demonstrating the effects pocket gophers have on plant diversity. Higher plant diversity was found on or near mound areas versus off.