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Allen, Brittany D'Ann,

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Urban Heat Island Effect and Rodent Body Condition /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Urban Heat Island Effect and Rodent Body Condition // Brittany D'Ann Allen.
Author:	Allen, Brittany D'Ann,
Description:	1 electronic resource (77 pages)
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 83-07.
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International83-07.
Subject:	Biology. -
Online resource:	https://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=28861208
ISBN:	9798759962991

Urban Heat Island Effect and Rodent Body Condition /
Allen, Brittany D'Ann,

Urban Heat Island Effect and Rodent Body Condition /Brittany D'Ann Allen. - 1 electronic resource (77 pages)

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 83-07.

The built environment increases radiant heat exchange in urban areas by several degrees hotter compared to non-urban areas. Research has investigated how urbanization and heat affect human health; but there is scant literature on the effects of urban heat on wildlife. Animal body condition can be used to assess overall health. This parameter estimates the storage of energy-rich fat, which is important for growth, survival, and reproduction. The purpose of my research was to examine the Urban Heat Island effect on wild rodents across urban field sites spanning three strata of land surface temperature. Site level surface temperatures were measured using temperature data loggers and I captured 116 adult pocket mice (Chaetodipus spp. and Perognathus spp.) and Merriam's kangaroo rats (Dipodomys merriami) to measure their body condition using accurate and noninvasive quantitative magnetic resonance. I used baited Sherman live traps from mid-May to early September during 2019 and 2020 in mountainous urban parks and open spaces over two summers. Rodents were captured at seven sites near the Phoenix metropolitan area; an ideal area for examining the effect of extreme heat experienced by urban wildlife. Results supported the prediction that rodent body condition was greatest in the cooler temperature stratas compared to the hottest temperature strata. I related rodent body condition to environmental predictors to dispute to environmental predictors to dispute alternative hypotheses; such as vegetation cover and degree of urbanization. Results based on measures of body fat and environmental predictors show pocket mice have more fat where vegetation is higher, nighttime temperatures are lower, surface temperatures are lower, and urbanization is greater. Kangaroo rats have more fat where surface temperature is lower. My results contribute to understanding the negative effects of extreme heat on body condition and generalized health experienced by urban wildlife because of the built environment. This research shows a need to investigate further impacts of urban heat on wildlife. Management suggestions for urban parks and open spaces include increasing vegetation cover, reducing impervious surface, and building with materials that reduce radiant heat.

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ISBN: 9798759962991Subjects--Topical Terms:

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Biology.
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Animal body condition

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