An Evaluation of the Use of the Western Harvest Mouse as an Indicator Species in Indiana

Climatic and anthropogenic influences have alteredwildlife habitats throughout the world. Habitatre-establishment and management are vital for thepersistence of Indiana prairie biomes. An easy methodfor assessing the health of an ecosystem is detection ofendemic or “indicator” species of an area. An...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jessica Rodkey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Purdue University Press 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research
Online Access:http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1026&context=jpur