Spatial Ecology of Eastern Coyotes (Canis latrans) in the Anthropogenic Landscape of Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Page, Maili

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Spatial Ecology of Eastern Coyotes (Canis latrans) in the Anthropogenic Landscape of Cape Cod, Massachusetts

dc.contributor.advisor	John T. Finn
dc.contributor.author	Page, Maili
dc.contributor.department	University of Massachusetts Amherst
dc.contributor.department	Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation
dc.date	2023-09-22T21:02:38.000
dc.date.accessioned	2024-04-26T21:09:44Z
dc.date.available	2010-04-15T00:00:00Z
dc.date.issued	2010-01-01
dc.date.submitted	May
dc.description.abstract	Historically, coyotes were associated with the western United States. During their expansion eastward, coyotes have become more tolerant of humans and have been able to live in varying degrees of urbanization. One main question ecologists around the country are asking is how coyotes are surviving in anthropogenic environments. To aid in answering this question, I have compared coyote land use preference generally and specifically during coyote breeding season, winter and summer, human tourist seasons, and day and night. I also compared coyote land cover preference for deciduous and evergreen cover types during natural seasons. I found that, in general, there was a high variation of preference between and within land use categories. More broadly however, they prefer natural areas over non-natural areas. They used natural and non-natural land use types equally in winter and summer, and during tourist and off-tourist seasons with increased variation in preference during seasons with higher human activity. They had a higher preference for non-natural land use types at night. There is no difference in coyote preference for deciduous or evergreen cover types during the seasons.
dc.description.degree	Master of Science (M.S.)
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.7275/1276564
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/47339
dc.relation.url	https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1538&context=theses&unstamped=1
dc.source.status	published
dc.subject	Coyote
dc.subject	Canis latrans
dc.subject	Land Use
dc.subject	Home Range
dc.subject	Preference Index
dc.subject	Spatial Data Analysis
dc.subject	Natural Resources and Conservation
dc.title	Spatial Ecology of Eastern Coyotes (Canis latrans) in the Anthropogenic Landscape of Cape Cod, Massachusetts
dc.type	open
dc.type	article
dc.type	thesis
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digcom.date.embargo	2010-04-15T00:00:00-07:00
digcom.identifier	theses/453
digcom.identifier.contextkey	1276564
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