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dc.contributorUniversity of South Florida. Department of Biology-
dc.contributorStrategic Environmental Research and Development Program (U.S.)-
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Dawn S.-
dc.contributor.authorMushinsky, Henry R.-
dc.contributor.authorFischer, Richard A., Jr., 1964--
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-16T21:50:02Z-
dc.date.available2016-03-16T21:50:02Z-
dc.date.issued1997-09-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11681/4409-
dc.descriptionTechnical Report-
dc.descriptionAbstract: The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) is the only tortoise that occurs east of the Mississippi River. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has separated the species into two main populations. The western population (southwest Mississippi and southeast Louisiana) is Federally listed as threatened; the eastern population, which occurs in southern Alabama and Georgia, extreme southwestern South Carolina, and most of Florida, is a former candidate for listing as threatened. Gopher tortoises occupy a wide range of open, upland habitats with a well-drained, deep sandy substrate, primarily longleaf pine-xerophytic oak woodlands (sandhills). They have been documented on several military installations in the Southeast. This report is one of a series of “Species Profiles” being developed for threatened, endangered, and sensitive species inhabiting southeastern United States plant communities. The work is being conducted as part of the Department of Defense (DoD) Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP). The report is designed to supplement information provided in plant community management reports for major United States plant communities found on military installations. Information provided on the gopher tortoise includes status, life history and ecology, habitat requirements, impacts and cause of decline, management and protection, and inventory and monitoring.-
dc.publisherEnvironmental Laboratory (U.S.)-
dc.publisherEngineer Research and Development Center (U.S.)-
dc.relationhttp://acwc.sdp.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/1004773-
dc.rightsApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.-
dc.sourceThis Digital Resource was created in Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat-
dc.subjectDoD installations-
dc.subjectPlant communities-
dc.subjectThreatened and Endangered species-
dc.subjectGopher tortoise-
dc.subjectMilitary bases-
dc.subjectSERDP-
dc.subjectManagement techniques-
dc.subjectSpecies profile-
dc.titleSpecies profile : Gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) on military installations in the Southeastern United States-
dc.typeReporten_US
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