An experimental translocation identifies habitat features that buffer camouflage mismatch in snowshoe hares

Conservation for species impacted by climate change often occurs at scales impractical for local land managers. Snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) are one of the most well‐documented species declining from climate change–specifically a reduction in snowcover–yet clear management strategies have yet t...

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Published in:	Conservation letters Vol. 12; no. 2
Main Authors:	Wilson, Evan C., Shipley, Amy A., Zuckerberg, Benjamin, Peery, M. Zachariah, Pauli, Jonathan N.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Washington John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.03.2019
Subjects:	alder aspen Buffers Camouflage climate Climate change coat color color Contraction Data collection Endangered & extinct species Environmental protection Extinction Forests habitat preferences Habitat utilization Habitats hares Land management Lepus americanus mimicry (behavior) molt mortality phenology Population Population decline Predation Quality range shift reintroduction Snow Snow cover Survival Translocation varying hare Wildlife conservation Winter United States > US Wisconsin Sandhill Wildlife Area
ISSN:	1755-263X, 1755-263X
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