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Addressing wildlife needs in construction site management plans
| Author: |
Schaefer, Joe |
| Date: |
1996 |
| Periodical: |
Gainesville, FL: Florida Cooperative Extension Service; Cooperative Urban Wildlife Program; SS-WEC-114. 2 p |
| Link: |
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/UW105
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| Abstract: |
Construction activities remove natural habitat requirements so that some native species' needs can no longer be satisfied. Because original habitat conditions are altered by construction operations, new requirements also may be created providing homes for a different array of species. The net effect is usually that most constructed sites 1) accommodate fewer native species (lower native biological diversity) which are already declining in numbers statewide (such as wading birds), and 2) offer conditions for species which are common in developed areas (such as mockingbirds, gray squirrels, and raccoons). |
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