Date of Award
Fall 11-20-2012
Document Type
Masters Capstone Project
Degree Name
M.S. in Geographic Information Science
Organizational Unit
College of Natural Science and Mathematics, Geography and the Environment
First Advisor
Steven R. Hick
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
All Rights Reserved.
Keywords
Predator-prey interactions, Interaction between species
Abstract
Predator-prey interactions are complex and direct interactions between predator-prey pairs are difficult to distinguish due to direct and indirect effects of additional predator-prey interactions. While most studies evaluating the impact of predators on prey concentrate on consumption (mortality of prey caused by a predator), there are a variety of interactions that take place between predators and prey that may not result in mortality. These in direct impacts of predation have been found to influence micro- and macro- habitat use, time allocation patterns, species distribution, population growth, and species interactions and can be just as strong or stronger than consumptive effects.
Copyright Date
10-22-2012
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Rights Holder
Lindsey Messinger
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
22 pgs
File Size
316 KB
Recommended Citation
Messinger, Lindsey, "Inter-Species Interactions: Effects of Spatial Proximity of Breeding Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia) and Mountain Plovers (Charadrius montanus) on Mountain Plover Nest Success" (2012). Geography and the Environment: Graduate Student Capstones. 27.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/geog_ms_capstone/27