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Building A Sustainable Future For Portland, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
Building A Sustainable Future For Portland, City Club Of Portland (Portland, Or.)
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Does Availability Of Anthropogenic Food Enhance Densities Of Omnivorous Mammals? An Example With Coyotes In Southern California, Jose M. Fedriani, Todd K. Fuller, Raymond M. Sauvajot
Does Availability Of Anthropogenic Food Enhance Densities Of Omnivorous Mammals? An Example With Coyotes In Southern California, Jose M. Fedriani, Todd K. Fuller, Raymond M. Sauvajot
Environmental Conservation Faculty Publication Series
To evaluate whether the abundance of coyotes Canis latrans was influenced by the availability of anthropogenic foods in a humanized landscape, we compared three neighboring areas (hereafter referred to as NA, CA, and SA) under contrasting human pressures within the Santa Monica Mountains of California, USA. We quantified the use of anthropogenic foods by coyotes and assessed local densities within these three regions. Overall, 761 coyote feces were analyzed; identified food items were categorized into 11 food types (7 native and 4 anthropogenic). Though small mammals (lagomorphs and rodents) were the main prey of coyotes in all areas and seasons, …