Browsing by Subject "Agassiz"

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    Small Mammal Diversity of four differing habitat types in Itasca State Park and Agassiz Dunes
    (2010-03-10) Ihnken, Matthew
    In the summer of 2008 we set out to sample the diversity of small mammals in two differing ecosystems in Itasca State Park and Agassiz Dunes. In Itasca we picked 4 different habitat types; Burnt Pine, Red Pine, Aspen, and Bog. Similarly, at Agassiz Dunes we selected Burnt Priarie near a road, Prairie adjacent to Aspen, burnt prairie way from a road, and Oak Savannah. In Itasca and Agassiz Dunes we sampled each habitat type concurrently for 3 days. The results of which are the basis of this paper here.
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    Small Mammal Diversity: Around Itasca State Park and Agassiz Prairie Habitats
    (2010-03-10) Korbmacher, Michelle
    We compared the small mammal diversity of a forest and a prairie biome. An aspen forest, red pine forest, a burnt area, and a bog were studied in Itasca State Park and in Agassiz we studied burnt prairie both by a road and away from it, an oak prairie, and an aspen prairie. Grids were set up to live trap using Sherman, Longworth, and Russian traps for three trap nights in each biome. A total of 85 small mammals were captured. Peromyscus (deer and white-footed mouse) was consistently found in both biomes within their burnt areas. We concluded that the eastern chipmunk preferred a forest environment and the thirteen-lined ground squirrel preferred the prairie to the forest.