Pythons and Mammals
Adia Sovie and Brian Reichert
Within the Everglades, establishment and subsequent population increases of an invasive predator, the Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus), correlates spatially and temporally with declines in observations of mammals. We are investigating the role of pythons in these declines by manipulating marsh rabbit populations in South Florida. This project will increase our understanding of the influence of pythons on mammal declines in the Everglades, marsh rabbit ecology, and illuminate the potential impacts of invasive predators on continental ecosystems.
We evaluated the role of pythons in mammal declines in the Everglades using the marsh rabbit as a focal species. The marsh rabbit project is a collaboration between the University of Florida, United States Geological Survey, and the National Park Service. Click below for more about the project which was the focus of Adia Sovie's masters degree research.
For more information on this research, contact asovie@ufl.edu
We evaluated the role of pythons in mammal declines in the Everglades using the marsh rabbit as a focal species. The marsh rabbit project is a collaboration between the University of Florida, United States Geological Survey, and the National Park Service. Click below for more about the project which was the focus of Adia Sovie's masters degree research.
For more information on this research, contact asovie@ufl.edu
