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Report Title:

Effects of Prescribed Fire on Timber Rattlesnakes and Songbird Communities

Report Summary:

This study investigated timber rattlesnake movement and spatial use of the landscape, population statistics, and thermal habitat in landscapes being managed with prescribed fire. Results indicate that timber rattlesnakes typically do not use habitat that was recently burned. It appears that timber rattlesnakes in northeastern Pennsylvania may be able to avoid the direct impacts of prescribed fire (i.e., injury and mortality). However, this is likely to be different from one prescribed fire to another. Although burned landscapes may have no negative direct impact on timber rattlesnakes, the inability to obtain chemical stimuli may make these habitats unpreferred.

Report Type:

WRCP

ID:

WRCP - 18588

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Start Year:

2019

End Year:

2023

Final Report Date:

07/27/2023

Funding:

Funding Source Details
Funding Source:	WRCP
Grant Number:	WRCP - 18588
Amount:	$30,000.00

Location Information

Institution:

University of Scranton & Wilkes University

Investigator(s):

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Name:	Ned Fetcher
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Email	ned.fetcher@wilkes.edu

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Name:	Jeffrey Stratford
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Email	jeffrey.stratford@wilkes.edu

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Name:	Christopher Howey
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Email	christopher.howey@scranton.edu

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