Spatial ecology of copperhead snakes in an urban park-reference-data

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dc.contributor.authorCarrasco-Harris, Malle F.
dc.contributor.authorCole, Judith A.
dc.contributor.authorReichling, Steve
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-20T15:56:41Z
dc.date.available2020-03-20T15:56:41Z
dc.date.issued2020-03-20
dc.description.abstractNOTE: An updated and larger version of this dataset is available. See https://doi.org/10.5441/001/1.1rs3j824. ABSTRACT: Urban forests and parks are important for recreation and may serve as a natural corridor for commuters. The consequences of human-mediated disturbance in natural areas are documented for avian and mammalian species. Less is known about the consequences of human disturbance on reptile species, specifically snakes, residing in natural refuges within the urban matrix. Thus we examined the spatial activity of copperheads (Agkistrodon contortrix) in regard to pedestrian trails within an urban forest. We used radio telemetry to track snakes during the active season, and estimated distances moved in between relocations, distances to the nearest trail, and home range size for individuals. We found sex and season, but not distance to the nearest trail, affected the distance snakes moved. In addition, we observed a weak, positive relationship between home range size and average distance to the trail. Sex, season, and body condition did not explain snake distance to the trail, but individual patterns were variable for snakes compared to random locations generated from snake relocations. Our study indicates copperheads may be tolerant of low-level human disturbances found in an urban forest. Further work should be done to quantify levels of disturbance, such as trail use, and compare the behavior of reptiles across urban park types and locations.
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.5441/001/1.3v106n1n/2
dc.identifier.urihttps://datarepository.movebank.org/handle/10255/move.1035
dc.relation.ispartofdoi:10.5441/001/1.3v106n1n
dc.relation.isreferencedbydoi:10.1093/jue/juaa007
dc.rightsCC0 1.0 Universalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
dc.subjectanimal movement
dc.subjectanimal tracking
dc.subjectAgkistrodon contortrix
dc.subjectcopperhead snake
dc.subjectradio telemetry
dc.subjectreptiles
dc.subjecturban ecology
dc.subjecturban forest
dc.titleSpatial ecology of copperhead snakes in an urban park-reference-data
dc.typeDataset
dspace.entity.typeData package
dwc.ScientificNameAgkistrodon contortrix
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@misc{001/1_3v106n1n/2,
  title = {Spatial ecology of copperhead snakes in an urban park-reference-data},
  author = {Carrasco-Harris, MF and Cole, JA and Reichling, S},
  year = {2020},
  URL = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.3v106n1n/2},
  doi = {doi:10.5441/001/1.3v106n1n/2},
  publisher = {Movebank data repository}
}
mdr.citation.CSE
Carrasco-Harris MF, Cole JA, Reichling S. 2020. Spatial ecology of copperhead snakes in an urban park-reference-data. Movebank Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5441/001/1.3v106n1n/2
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KW  - animal movement
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KW  - Agkistrodon contortrix
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