Date of Award
1994
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Austin, Daniel F.
Abstract
Three plots were chosen on the Florida Atlantic University Nature Preserve (FAUNP) to study the effect of the exotic Brazilian pepper trees, on the burrow site selection and foraging range of the native gopher tortoise. The home range of tortoises was not statistically different among plots. Proximity of burrows to tree, size of tree and nearest neighbor distance exhibited no effect on burrow site selection or foraging range. Tortoise burrows in all plots exhibited a random dispersion. Current coverage by Brazilian pepper trees and the size of the trees present on the FAUNP has no significant effect on the burrow site selection, or burrow status of the gopher tortoises.
Extent
43 p.
Recommended Citation
Hicklin, Judith Ray, "effects of Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius) on gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) habitat utilization" (1994). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 576.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/576
Identifier
FADT15024
Comments
Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1994.|Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1994.