Red Squirrel, Tamiasciunis hiidsonicus, population density in the southern appalachian mountains
Abstract
Population density of Red Squirrels (Tamiasciuriis hudsonicus) was estimated at a mixed conifer-hardwood forest in the southern Appalachian Mountains of eastern Tennessee during three seasons (winter 1996, spring 1996, and winter 1997) from mark-recapture data using a modified Lincoln-Peterson estimator and program CAPTURE. Density was estimated at 1.30 squirrels/ha and 1.53 squirrels/ha using Lincoln-Peterson and program CAPTURE, respectively, during both winter 1996 and spring 1996. No squirrels were captured in winter 1997. Winter and spring 1996 density estimates approached those reported for Red Squirrel populations in boreal spruce (Picea sp.) forest, which is regarded as optimal habitat. The cause of the population decline between spring 1996 and winter 1997 was unknown. Key Words: Red Squirrel, Tamiasciiirus hudsonicus, population density, Tennessee, southern Appalachian Mountains.
Publication Title
Canadian Field-Naturalist
Recommended Citation
Stevens, R., & Kennedy, M. (1999). Red Squirrel, Tamiasciunis hiidsonicus, population density in the southern appalachian mountains. Canadian Field-Naturalist, 113 (4), 664-667. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/facpubs/17647
