Index of Species Information
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Peromyscus maniculatus
Introductory
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Peromyscus maniculatus
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AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION:
Sullivan, Janet. 1995. Peromyscus maniculatus. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online].
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station,
Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available:
https://www.fs.usda.gov/database/feis/animals/mammal/pema/all.html [].
Revisions:
On 19 November 2018, the common name of this species was changed in FEIS
from: deer mouse
to: North American deermouse.
ABBREVIATION:
PEMA
COMMON NAMES:
North American deermouse
deer mouse
TAXONOMY:
The scientific name for North American deermouse is Peromyscus maniculatus (Wagner) [51].
It is in the family Cricetidae (New World mice). Hall [51] listed 67 subspecies,
describing the species as a series of intergrading populations. Subspecies in the same area
may be ecologically distinct.
Subspecies mentioned in this review include [51]:
Peromyscus maniculatus nubiterrae, cloudland North American deermouse
Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii, prairie North American deermouse
Peromyscus maniculatus gracilis, forest North American deermouse
ORDER:
Rodentia
CLASS:
Mammal
FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS:
No special status
WILDLIFE DISTRIBUTION AND OCCURRENCE
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Peromyscus maniculatus
GENERAL DISTRIBUTION:
North American deermice occur throughout most of North America and are abundant in
most areas. North American deermouse is the most widely distributed Peromyscus
species [51]. North American deermice are distributed from Quebec and New Brunswick
west to Yukon Territory and southeast Alaska; south to Baja California and through
the Sierra Madre to southern Mexico; south in central Texas to the Gulf of Mexico;
and south in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia [57,127].
ECOSYSTEMS:
FRES10 White-red-jack pine
FRES11 Spruce-fir
FRES12 Longleaf-slash pine
FRES13 Loblolly-shortleaf pine
FRES14 Oak-pine
FRES15 Oak-hickory
FRES17 Elm-ash-cottonwood
FRES18 Maple-beech-birch
FRES19 Aspen-birch
FRES20 Douglas-fir
FRES21 Ponderosa pine
FRES22 Western white pine
FRES23 Fir-spruce
FRES24 Hemlock-Sitka spruce
FRES25 Larch
FRES26 Lodgepole pine
FRES27 Redwood
FRES28 Western hardwoods
FRES29 Sagebrush
FRES30 Desert shrub
FRES31 Shinnery
FRES32 Texas savanna
FRES33 Southwestern shrubsteppe
FRES34 Chaparral-mountain shrub
FRES35 Pinyon-juniper
FRES36 Mountain grasslands
FRES37 Mountain meadows
FRES38 Plains grasslands
FRES39 Prairie
FRES40 Desert grasslands
FRES41 Wet grasslands
FRES42 Annual grasslands
FRES44 Alpine
STATES:
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BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS:
1 Northern Pacific Border
2 Cascade Mountains
3 Southern Pacific Border
4 Sierra Mountains
5 Columbia Plateau
6 Upper Basin and Range
7 Lower Basin and Range
8 Northern Rocky Mountains
9 Middle Rocky Mountains
10 Wyoming Basin
11 Southern Rocky Mountains
12 Colorado Plateau
13 Rocky Mountain Piedmont
14 Great Plains
15 Black Hills Uplift
16 Upper Missouri Basin and Broken Lands
KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS:
North American deermice occur in nearly all Kuchler types except those
in the extreme southeastern United States.
SAF COVER TYPES:
North American deermice occur in nearly all SAF cover types except those
in the extreme southeastern United States
SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES:
North American deermice occur in nearly all SRM cover types except those
in the extreme southeastern United States.
PLANT COMMUNITIES:
North American deermice are nearly ubiquitous in North America [57]; they inhabit a
wide variety of plant communities including grasslands, brushy areas,
woodlands, and forests [127]. In a survey of small mammals on 29 sites
in subalpine forests in Colorado and Wyoming, the North American deermouse had the
highest frequency of occurrence; however, it was not always the most
abundant small mammal [95]. North American deermice were trapped in four of six
forest communities in eastern Washington and northern Idaho, and they
were the only rodent in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) savanna [55].
In northern New England, North American deermice are present in both coniferous and
deciduous forests [29]. North American deermice are often the only Peromyscus species
in northern boreal forest [3]. Subspecies differ in their use of plant
communities and vegetation structures. There are two main groups of
North American deermouse: the prairie North American deermouse and
the woodland or forest North American deermouse group (typified by P. m.
gracilis but consisting of many subspecies) [127].
In the following states, North American deermice were listed in the specified
vegetative community as the most common or most frequent rodent or small
mammal:
Oregon: Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) [25]
eastern Washington/northern Idaho: big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata),
grasslands (2 types), coniferous forest (4 types) [131]
eastern Washington: cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum)-dominated grasslands [92]
southeastern Idaho: big sagebrush [97], big sagebrush/crested
wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum) [67], Russian-thistle (Salsola kali),
crested wheatgrass, and fenceline [48]
Nevada: pinyon (Pinus spp.)-juniper (Juniperus spp.) [80], big
sagebrush-antelope bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata), and
curlleaf mountain-mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius) [87]
Utah: pinyon-juniper [4]
southeastern Montana: buffalograss (Buchloe dactyloides), snowberry
(Symphoricarpos spp.)-dominated riparian areas, big sagebrush,
and ponderosa pine [76]
Wyoming: lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) [132]
Colorado: pinyon-juniper [36]
Southwest: ponderosa pine [22]
Arizona: ponderosa pine [46]
West Virginia: red spruce (Picea rubens) and red spruce-northern
hardwoods [66]
BIOLOGICAL DATA AND HABITAT REQUIREMENTS
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Peromyscus maniculatus
TIMING OF MAJOR LIFE HISTORY EVENTS:
North American deermice are active year-round, although activity is minimal in cold
and/or wet weather. They are nocturnal [79].
Breeding Season: In most parts of their range, North American deermice breed from
March to October [86]. North American deermouse breeding tends to be determined more
by food availability than by season per se. In Plumas County,
California, North American deermice bred through December in good mast (both soft and
hard masts) years but ceased breeding in June of a poor mast year [3].
North American deermice breed throughout the year in the Willamette Valley, but in
other areas on the Oregon coast there is usually a lull during the
wettest and coldest weather [79]. In southeastern Arizona at least
one-third of captured North American deermice were in breeding condition in winter
[17]. In Virginia breeding peaks occur from April to June and from
September to October [130].
Nesting: Female North American deermice construct nests using a variety of materials
including grasses, roots, mosses, wool, thistledown, and various
artificial fibers [79].
Gestation, Litter Size, and Productivity: Peromyscus species gestation
periods range from 22 to 26 days [72]. Typical litters are composed of
three to five young; litter size ranges from one to nine young. Most
female North American deermice have more than one litter per year [79]. Three or four
litters per year is probably typical; captive North American deermice have borne as
many as 14 litters in one year. Males usually live with the family and
help care for the young [86].
Development of Young: North American deermice are born blind, naked, and helpless;
development is rapid. Young North American deermice have full coats by the end of the
second week; their eyes open between 13 and 19 days; and they are fully
furred and independent in only a few weeks [79]. Females lactate for 27
to 34 days after giving birth; most young are weaned at about 18 to 24
days. Young reach adult size at about 6 weeks and continue to gain
weight slowly thereafter [72].
Age of first estrus averages about 48 days; the earliest recorded was 23
days. The youngest wild female to produce a litter was 55 days old; it
was estimated that conception had occurred when she was about 32 days
old [72].
Dispersal: North American deermouse pups usually disperse after weaning and before
the birth of the next litter, when they are reaching sexual maturity.
Occasionally juveniles remain in the natal area, particularly when
breeding space is limited [126]. Most North American deermice travel less than 500
feet (152 m) from the natal area to establish their own home range
[114].
Longevity and Mortality: Most North American deermice in the wild have very short
life spans, usually less than 1 year [79]. O'Farrell [88] reported that
a population of North American deermice in big sagebrush/grasslands had completely
turned over (e.g., there were no surviving adults of the initial
population) over the course of one summer. One captive male North American deermouse
lived 32 months [79], and there is a report of a forest North American deermouse that
lived 8 years in captivity (another mouse was fertile until almost 6
years of age) [31].
PREFERRED HABITAT:
Habitat Preferences: In some forests and woodlands, disturbance appears
to favor North American deermice although they are also common in climax (old-growth)
associations [3]. In Oregon and Washington Douglas-fir stands, North American deer
mouse abundance was negatively correlated with proportion of coarse
fragments in the soil. In Washington the highest North American deermouse numbers
occurred in moderately moist, old-growth Douglas-fir, but the second
highest population was in a clearcut [26]. In western Oregon North American deermouse
capture rates decreased substantially with distance from streams in
mature Douglas-fir forest [81]. In the northern Sierra Nevada, North American deermice
are primarily forest-dwelling and are not as abundant in brushlands.
However, this differential distribution varies with elevation. At 2,200
feet (670 m) elevation, North American deermice were less common in forests than
brush, from 3,500 to 5,000 feet (1,067-1,524 m) elevation North American deermice were
more common in forests than brush, and above 5,000 feet (1,524 m) North American deer
mice were the only mouse species in sagebrush (Artemisia spp.)
communities. They were less abundant in forests above 5,000 feet than
in forests at lower elevations [60].
Preference for disturbed habitats has also been reported for some
sagebrush and grassland communities. In Nevada big sagebrush-antelope
bitterbrush range, North American deermouse captures were positively associated with
relatively high amounts of litter, shorter shrubs, and greater shrub
intersection [87]. In western South Dakota, North American deermice are associated
with black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) towns, occurring in
and near towns in higher abundance than in surrounding grasslands [104].
In grasslands and adjacent vegetative communities, North American deermice are usually
more abundant in early seral and/or severely disturbed areas than in
undisturbed communities [37]. In Nebraska sandhills prairie North American deermice
were found more often in grass-forb communities than in sagebrush,
grass, or on open ground, but were common in all types [74]. Geier and
Best [45] ranked the North American deermouse as selective of particular habitats in
Iowa riparian areas; North American deermice were positively associated with forb
cover and negatively associated with mean length of downed logs, plant
species richness, vertical stratification, and grass cover.
A lack of preference for habitat features has been described for North American deer
mice in several communities. On the Oregon coast, North American deermice occupy all
habitats from beach to forest [79]; a similarly wide distribution of
North American deermice was also found on islands off the coast of British Columbia
[9,77]. In Colorado North American deermice were equally prevalent in stands
dominated by aspens (Populus spp.) and stands dominated by conifers
[102]. In Illinois North American deermouse abundance was not correlated with any of
the tested habitat parameters: bare ground, annual cover, perennial
cover, grass cover, woody vegetation, and vegetative density [3]. In
New Hampshire forests, North American deermice were captured in nearly all areas,
showing no preference for a particular vegetative community [47]. On
Mount Desert Island, Maine, North American deermice were found in both coniferous and
deciduous forests [40].
Habitat preferences that are not apparent at the species level may be
resolved by closer attention to taxonomy. Different North American deermouse
subspecies are strongly associated with habitat parameters. For
example, the prairie North American deermouse avoids wooded areas, even if the surface
layer is grass-dominated. It is likely that North American deermouse subspecies
replace other North American deermouse subspecies over the course of succession [3].
Logging Effects: Logging frequently has a positive effect on North American deermouse
populations although some studies report no change or negative effects
on North American deermouse abundance. Increased cover in slash and increased
production of seed by annuals probably contribute to the positive
effect. The following studies all report increased North American deermouse
populations following logging or logging and slash-burning:
Oregon: in clearcuts in Douglas-fir forests; North American deermice were present
in all successional stages with no strong correlation between
habitat features and North American deermouse abundance [25,44,58,59]
British Columbia: in 15- to 17-year old clearcuts in Pacific silver
fir (Abies amabilis)-western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla)-mountain
hemlock (T. mertensiana); North American deermice were the most abundant rodents
in all stages [126]
northwestern California: in clearcut and slash-burned Douglas-fir [123]
Wyoming: in lodgepole pine, Douglas-fir, and climax Engelmann spruce
(Picea engelmannii) stands [19]
central Colorado: in small circular clearcuts in Engelmann spruce-subalpine
fir (Abies lasiocarpa) stands [103]
Southwest: in ponderosa pine; North American deermouse abundance increased directly with
increased amounts of slash [22]
New Mexico and Arizona: after fall thinning of pinyon-juniper woodlands;
there was a negative correlation between juniper stocking density and North American deer
mouse abundance [2]
Arizona: North American deermouse abundance was positively correlated with slash
in pinyon-juniper woodlands [68] in harvested ponderosa pine where
cull logs and large diameter limbs were left scattered rather than
piled [46]
West Virginia: in clearcut plots in coniferous forest [66]
The following studies report no change or decreased North American deermouse numbers
with logging:
West Virginia: in clearcuts in deciduous forests; although North American deermice
decreased after logging, they were the most abundant rodent on
all plots [66]; North American deermice were slightly more abundant in older hardwood
stands than in other stages including recently harvested areas, but
were present in all seres [16]
Alaska: North American deermice were more numerous on timbered habitat than in
clearcuts; however, traplines in clearcuts were 2,000 feet (600 m)
from the nearest tree seed source [53]
Grazing Effects: In northern Nevada and southern Idaho high elevation
riparian areas within big sagebrush habitat, there were more North American deermice
in grazed areas than in ungrazed areas on a sagebrush-dominated study
site; however, on an aspen and willow (Salix spp.)-dominated study site
there were more North American deermice on the ungrazed site than the grazed site
[23]. In another study there was little difference in North American deermouse
abundance between grazed and ungrazed plots in big sagebrush-antelope
bitterbrush/Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis) range in Nevada [87]. In
northeastern Colorado riparian areas, North American deermice were negatively
associated with grass cover, litter, and shrub presence [99]. In New
Mexico, North American deermice were common in both grazed and ungrazed montane
riparian areas [118]. Kaufman and others [62] predicted that
grassland-inhabiting, fire-positive wildlife species such as the North American deer
mouse would have higher relative abundance in moderately- to
heavily-grazed grasslands than on lightly-grazed or ungrazed grasslands
because of the lesser amount of litter on heavily-grazed areas [63].
North American deermouse abundance was higher on grazed sagebrush/grassland than on
ungrazed sites [11].
Other Vegetation Management: Application of herbicide to control shrubs
and weeds had little effect on North American deermouse population in logged western
hemlock-western red-cedar-Douglas-fir plots in British Columbia [117].
Home Range: Stickel [114] compiled studies on North American deermouse home ranges
across North America. Most studies concluded that the size of the North American deer
mouse home range was directly related to food supply, and varies with
season. There is often, but not always, an inverse relationship between
North American deermouse population density and home range size. The smallest average
home range, 0.08 acre (0.032 ha), was recorded in Arkansas young oak
(Quercus spp.)-pine forest, and the largest average, 4.66 acres (1.2
ha), was in New Mexico mesquite (Prosopis spp.) range [114]. North American deermice
use and maintain several home sites or refuges within the home range.
Prairie North American deermice travel over a different area within the home range on
successive nights, returning to the nest on the same path used for the
outward trip. The extent of travel and intensity of use of the home
range varies with habitat change and loss or gain of conspecific
neighbors. Home range fidelity is fairly strong. At least half of North American deer
mice on an Alberta study site that were displaced more than 5,000 feet
(1,500 m) from the capture site returned to the home area [119]. Adults
shift home ranges in response to habitat alteration or disturbance. One
adult female, caught four times within a 75-foot (26 m) radius, shifted
her home range 1,000 feet (305 m) [114].
North American deermice have considerable tolerance of conspecifics; individuals have
overlapping ranges and sometimes associate in nests, particularly in
winter [5,72]. In South Dakota grasslands, North American deermice congregate in
groups of 15 or more during winter [37].
Population Density: Normal population densities in Canada range from
one to seven North American deermice per acre (1-25/ha) [5]. Dalquest [28] estimated
an average North American deermouse population density of 400 per acre (0.04 ha) in
thickly forested ravines in western Washington.
COVER REQUIREMENTS:
North American deermice are often active in open habitat; most subspecies do not
develop hidden runways the way many voles (Microtus and Clethrionomys
spp.) do [3,125]. In open habitat within forests North American deermice have a
tendency to visit the nearest timber [43]. In central Ontario, North American deermice
used downed wood for runways [85].
North American deermice nest in burrows dug in the ground or construct nests in raised
areas such as brush piles, logs, rocks, stumps, under bark, and in
hollows in trees [79,85,127]. Nests are also constructed in various
structures and artifacts including old boards and abandoned vehicles.
Nests have been found up to 79 feet (24 m) above the ground in
Douglas-fir trees [79].
FOOD HABITS:
North American deermice are omnivorous; the main dietary items usually include
arthropods and seeds. North American deermice also consume nuts, berries and other
small fruits, and fungi. The prairie North American deermouse prefers seeds of
foxtail (Alopecurus spp.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum), caterpillars,
and corn (Zea mays) where available [127]. In southeastern Montana, North American deer
mice in big sagebrush/grasslands consumed arthropods and seeds; the
proportion changed with the year of study [107].
In Colorado pinyon-juniper woodlands 77 percent of the North American deermouse diet
was pinyon seeds when the seeds were available. True pinyon (Pinus
edulis) seeds were preferred over Mexican pinyon (P. cembroides) seeds
[36]. In the Pacific Northwest, North American deermice consumed over 200 Douglas-fir
seeds each in one night [41]. In southeastern Idaho crested wheatgrass
seeds are important in North American deermouse diets when available; when they are
not available caterpillars are the most important item. Availability of
seeds and caterpillars varies seasonally [67]. In northern Sierra
Nevada brushfields, North American deermice consumed the largest proportion of seeds
in January, the largest proportion of fruits in October and November,
the largest proportion of arthropods in April, June, and July, and the
largest proportion of leaves (though never more than 20 percent by
volume) in April [61]. Kelrick and MacMahon [65] reported that antelope
bitterbrush seed was the most nutritious seed available in sagebrush
steppe, and big sagebrush seed the least nutritious. North American deermice
exhibited a preference for antelope bitterbrush seeds (in penned feeding
trials) even if the North American deermice had been trapped in other vegetative
communities [33].
North American deermice cache food in hollow logs or other protected areas [127]. A
single mouse may cache up to 3.2 quarts (3 L) of food for winter use [85].
PREDATORS:
North American deermice are important prey for snakes (Viperidae), owls (Strigidae),
mink (Mustela vison), marten (Martes americana) and other weasels
(Mustelidae), skunks (Mephites and Spilogale spp.), bobcat (Lynx rufus),
domestic cat (Felis cattus), coyote (Canis latrans), foxes (Vulpes and
Urocyon spp.), and ringtail (Bassariscus astutus) [79].
MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS:
Some North American deermouse subspecies have undergone range extensions at the
expense of other subspecies due to habitat alteration [3]. Lehmkuhl
and Ruggiero [73] listed the forest North American deermouse at risk of local extinction
with increasing amounts of forest fragmentation.
Impact on Vegetation: Peromyscus species rarely alter vegetative cover
since they do not eat leaves, twigs, or stems to any great extent. Seed
predation may reduce establishment rate of preferred plant species [3].
Economic Impact: Hooven [58] summarized a number of publications on
seed predation by North American deermice. He concluded that North American deermice can
cause substantial loss of tree seed crops. North American deermice are probably the
major seed predator of Douglas-fir [79,84]. Some seedlings establish
from rodent seed caches, but they are usually in small groups and often
subject to disease and/or intense competition [84]. Numerous studies on
rodent control methods and their effectiveness have been published [79].
Rodenticides often temporarily reduce North American deermouse populations, but rarely
effect complete population kill. For example, Hoffer and others [56]
reported that rodenticide reduced Peromyscus species to "target levels"
in redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) stands, but the treatment left
survivors. North American deermouse migration into depopulated areas is rapid; even a
small number of mice can quickly repopulate a treated area, rendering
control efforts futile. In British Columbia removal of North American deermice only
slightly increased the amount of surviving tree seed in both forested
areas and clearcuts [116].
Economic Benefit: North American deermice are important in the diets of many
economically important furbearers, as well as that of other wildlife
[79]. North American deermice consume insects that cause damage to crop trees. In
northern Ontario, North American deermice and shrews (Sorcidae) consumed 13 percent of
the white pine weevils in a jack pine (Pinus banksiana) plantation [8].
FIRE EFFECTS AND USE
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Peromyscus maniculatus
DIRECT FIRE EFFECTS ON ANIMALS:
Causes of direct mortality due to fire include burns, heat stress,
asphyxiation, physiological stress, trampling by other animals, and
predation. Indirect causes include loss of food supply, loss of nest
sites, predation, increased parasitism and disease, increased
competition, and changes in social interaction. Small mammals such as
the North American deermouse often survive fire by moving into underground burrows or
by moving to unburned areas [37]. Mortality within burrows is difficult
to assess but hypothesized to be low [62,64]. Wirtz [128] reported that
North American deermice survived chaparral fires in burrows. No dead animals were
found after prescribed fire in mixed-grass prairie, a community
inhabited by North American deermice [110]. There are a few reports of direct
mortality of North American deermice from fire. Chew and others [21] found two
carcasses of Peromyscus species in 1.7-acre (0.7 ha) transect after a
chaparral wildfire in an area supporting both North American deermice and California
mice (P. californicus). Attempts to radiotrack North American deermice during a
prescribed fire were largely unsuccessful; one female burrowed under an
8-inch (20 cm) diameter log that was scorched by the fire but did not
burn. The mouse survived the fire [111]. In west-central Oregon
Douglas-fir stands, Gashwiler [43] observed North American deermice on clearcut and
slash-burned (October) areas while fires were still active; some were
captured within 2 feet (0.6 m) of a smoldering fire. He reported that
12 of 16 (75% of) mice marked prior to the fire were recaptured on the
burned area within 15 days of fire initiation. In November, 13 of the
16 original marked animals were recaptured on the burned area. The
total number of North American deermice captured on the burn (21) was three times the
number of North American deermice captured on the adjacent unburned control plot [43].
In some instances, North American deermice leave the burn area immediately after a
fire, possibly due to the presence of loose ash or to a lack of food.
Tevis [123] reported that one-third of the North American deermice marked before a
broadcast (slash) fire were recaptured in the postfire period; all but
four were captured on the edge of the burn but none were recaptured on
the burned area. Colonizers did not enter the burned area until
rainfall packed down the deep ash layer. By 2.5 weeks after the fire,
North American deermouse numbers were twice the prefire level [123].
Four North American deermice marked prior to a prescribed fire in oak savanna
were not caught again after the fire; the cause for their absence was
unknown (possibilities include fire mortality, predation, death by other causes, and
emigration) [120].
HABITAT RELATED FIRE EFFECTS:
In many communities North American deermice abundance was higher on burned areas than
on adjacent unburned areas by the first growing season after fire. In
other communities there was no clear response, and in some communities
North American deermice decreased after fire. North American deermice
are often the first animals to invade an area that has been burned [3,37,80].
Burned areas often support increased numbers of insects and seeds of annual plants which
are beneficial to North American deermice [58]. In many reports North American deermouse abundance
was negatively correlated with amount of litter [52]. Fire in grassland
immediately reduces litter and aboveground vegetation; total biomass
usually is higher than prefire levels by the summer following a spring
prescribed fire [101]. North American deermice in grasslands tend to use burned plots
more than adjacent unburned plots [90,101]. In Minnesota tallgrass
prairie, prairie North American deermouse populations were negatively associated with
litter depth; large beetles (a favored food of North American deermice) were
associated with sparse litter [121]. Fire in ecotones may increase
available habitat for prairie North American deermice. In Wisconsin, North American deermice were
only found on frequently burned areas where woodland had been
successfully converted to brush-prairie [6].
The success of the North American deermouse on burned areas is attributed to its
nocturnal habits, erratic movements, tolerance of open space/bare
ground, and lack of competition [96]. In
California the ratio of North American deer
mice to California mice decreases with succession from grassland
created by prescribed fire to mature chaparral [7]. In Yellowstone
National Park, North American deermice were able to find adequate food the first
growing season after wildfire, even though plant cover was less than 10
percent [30]. In Kansas tallgrass prairie North American deermice selected recently
burned areas over areas that had burned in previous years. These areas
were characterized by a large proportion of exposed soil, lush
vegetation, and little or no plant litter [64]. In Arizona ponderosa
pine forests, the increased number of North American deermice after fire was
attributed to increased food and cover in the form of stumps and fallen
logs; the highest North American deermouse populations occurred in the areas with
significantly more cover and forbs [75].
In northern Idaho, North American deermice were the most commonly trapped small mammal
on the Trapper Peak Burn (in subalpine fir [Abies lasiocarpa)] 3 years
after fire [115]. In Kansas tallgrass prairie North American deermice increased after
fire largely due to immigration from unburned areas. The positive
response to fire was evident by July following an April fire, and
continued through the following spring [62,64]. In eastern Oregon grass
and forb-dominated flood meadows, North American deermouse numbers were higher on
control plots than on burned plots the first year following a fall
prescribed fire. North American deermouse numbers were, however, four times greater
on burned areas than on control areas the third winter after the fire
[27]. In northern California brushfields, North American deermouse numbers remained
relatively constant in burned areas even though the North American deermouse
population crashed due to drought in control areas [24]. In California
chaparral North American deermice disappeared immediately after a wildfire, were
present within 1 year after the fire, and reached a maximum population
the third year after the fire [93].
The frequency of fire affects North American deermouse abundance. In Kansas tallgrass
prairie, North American deermouse abundance was higher the first year after fire on
plots burned every 4 years than on annually burned plots. The average
relative density of North American deermice in all 4 years of a 4-year fire cycle was
also higher than the average relative density with annual fire [62]. A
similar result was obtained in New Brunswick mixed-grass prairie; annual
fires resulted in lower North American deermouse abundance than fires at longer
intervals [110].
Although North American deermouse populations generally increase within a year after
fire, effects are variable, especially in nonforested habitats. Lists of
reports describing positive, negative, and neutral responses to fire
follow.
In the following studies, North American deermice were more abundant on burned areas
than on adjacent unburned areas, or were more abundant on burned areas
than on the same area prior to fire. Numbers in parentheses indicate
postfire year(s) of peak North American deermouse abundance (numbers in brackets are
reference numbers).
Grassland and Prairie
California: annual grassland [70]
central Wisconsin: spring prescribed fire in marshland (1) [52]
South Dakota: spring prescribed fire in mixed-grass prairie (1) [37];
2 years after the fire North American deermouse numbers had dropped to below
prefire levels [14,15,38]
Kansas: spring and fall prescribed fire in tallgrass prairie (1);
numbers declined to prefire levels by the second year [62]
southern Illinois: plots in annually burned tallgrass prairie had
higher North American deermouse densities than unburned plots [100]
New Brunswick: mixed-grass prairie (1) [110]
Deciduous woodlands
Minnesota: prescribed fire in bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) savanna
and tallgrass prairie [120]
Chaparral and Scrub
California: chaparral (3) [94], chaparral [7], chaparral; North American deermice
were not present in prefire samples, nor on control plots, but were
common in burned plots (2) [129]
Pinyon-Juniper
Nevada: severe prescribed fire reducing pinyon-juniper to grassland (1) [80]
Utah: chained and burned pinyon-juniper (2) [4]
Colorado: pinyon-juniper [32]
Sagebrush
Nevada: fall prescribed fire in sagebrush/grass [82]
Wyoming: fall prescribed fire in mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia
tridentata ssp. vaseyana)/grassland (2) [83]
Forest
Oregon: clearcut and slash-burned Douglas-fir [58]
California: clearcut and slash-burned Douglas-fir (1) [123]
Arizona: ponderosa pine (1) [75], severe spring wildfire in ponderosa
pine [18]
South Dakota: annual prescribed fire in ponderosa pine and adjacent
grasslands [106]
Colorado: wildfire in lodgepole pine [98]
Wyoming: wildfire in lodgepole pine [113]
southeastern Manitoba: clearcut and slash-burned jack pine (1) [108]
northeastern Minnesota: cut and burned jack pine stands (1,3) [1]
north-central Ontario: logged and slash-burned upland black spruce
(Picea mariana) and northern hardwoods [78]
In the following studies North American deermice were less abundant on burned plots
than on adjacent unburned plots or were less abundant on burned plots
than on the same plots prior to fire:
Grassland
Illinois: prescribed fire in restored tallgrass prairie; there was
no resident population of North American deermice on adjacent unburned areas to
supply immigrants [112]
Chaparral
California: chaparral [70]
Sagebrush
Washington: wildfire in antelope bitterbrush-big sagebrush [39]
eastern Idaho: severe wildfire in big sagebrush/grassland; North American deer
mice used both burned and unburned areas [50]
southwestern Idaho: prescribed fire in shrub-steppe; North American deermouse
abundance 1 year after fire was lower on burned and seeded grasslands
than on partially burned or control plots [49]
Forest
Wyoming: North American deermice were abundant on both burned and unburned coniferous
forest plots; peak abundance occurred in August on unburned plots [109]
In the following studies, North American deermice showed no preference for either
burned or unburned plots:
Grassland
southeastern Arizona: big sacaton (Sporobolus wrightii) [13]
Minnesota: fall prescribed fire in tallgrass and shortgrass prairie,
sampled 10 months after the fire [20]
Chaparral
southern California: coastal sage scrub [91]
FIRE USE:
See these FEIS publications for further information on North American deermouse response to fire:
- Research Project Summary: Effects of prescribed fires in semidesert plant communities in southeastern Arizona
- Research Project Summary: Prescribed fire and wildfire in clearcut mixed-conifer forests on Miller Creek and Newman Ridge, Montana
FIRE REGIMES:
Find fire regime information for the plant communities in which this
species may occur by entering the species name in the FEIS home page under
"Find Fire Regimes".
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