American Pika (Ochotona princeps): Persistence and Activity Patterns in a Changing Climate

An increasing amount of evidence suggests that as temperatures increase, montane animals are moving upward in elevation (IPCC 2007, Parmesan and Yohe 2003). As suitable habitats rise in elevation and then disappear altogether, these animals could be pushed to extinction. The American pika, Ochoton...

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Main Author: Massing, Cody P
Format: Others
Published: DigitalCommons@CalPoly 2012
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Online Access:https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/726
https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1768&context=theses