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Explore how medium-sized mammals adapt in different habitats like oak forests and prairies. Study includes data points and statistical analysis.

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  1. Background Information • Habitats • Oak • Adaptable • Home to a Wide Variety of Mammals • Alder • Usually Found on Wet Ground • Pine • Light and Open • Plantations Usually Thought to be Less Diverse • Prairie • Open Area With Majority Being Grasses • Most Mammals That Occupy Feed on Grasses

  2. Background Information • Mammals • Raccoons • Will Eat Almost Anything • Can Live Almost Anywhere • Feral Cats • Over 2 Million In WI • Reduce Amount of Prey for Other Predators • Fishers • Live in Forests • Closely Related to Martens • Skunk • Usually Live Near Farms and Suburbs • Minks • Members of the Same Families of Weasels • Become Rare in Some Areas

  3. My Question • What Medium Size Mammals Occur in Different Habitats? • Hypothesis: I Believe That the Mammals Will Fallow Past Research Patterns and Show No Habitat Preference

  4. Sample Sites

  5. Alder and Oak Data Points

  6. Pine and Prairie Data Points

  7. Tracks Recorded

  8. Total Occurrences Per Habitat

  9. Number of Mammal Occurrences Per Habitat

  10. Statistical ResultsANOVA

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