Habitat of the endangered salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris) in San Francisco Bay.

ABSTRACT: Understanding habitat associations is vital for conservation of at-risk marsh-endemic wildlife species, particularly those under threat from sea level rise. We modeled environmental and habitat associations of the marsh-endemic, Federally endangered salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris, RERA) and co-occurrence with eight associated small mammal species from annual trap data, 1998-2014, in six estuarine marshes in North San Francisco Bay, California. Covariates included microhabitat metrics of elevation and vegetation species and cover; and landscape metrics of latitude-longitude, distance to anthropogenic features, and habitat patch size. The dominant cover was pickleweed (Salicornia pacifica) with 86% mean cover and 37 cm mean height, and bare ground with ab

SUBMITTER: Marcot BG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6988558 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature