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ange areas (t = 1.216, df = 5, p = 0.278). The larger parcel size classes, 40.01 to 100.00
acres (16.19 to 40.47 ha) and 100.00 + acres (40.47 + ha), contained a greater percentage of
puma locations than the representation of these parcels in puma home range areas (t =
2.603, df = 5, p = 0.048; t = 2.766, df = 5, p = 0.040).
Table 5. Actual vs. expected percent use of property parcel size classes by GPS-collared
pumas in developed rural zone of California’s Western Sierra Nevada, 2002-2006.
Values presented as actual/expected use. Actual use: percent puma collar location points
in parcel size class. Expected use: percent land coverage of each parcel size class in
puma’s home range area.
Puma 0.10-5.00 5.01-10.00 10.01-20.00 20.01-40.00 40.01- 100.00+
ID acres acres acres acres 100.00 acres acres
SM119 15.7/18.0 7.7/8.1 12.1/9.4 11.2/11.5 18.7/16.2 34.7/37.0
SM130 0.0/9.2 0.0/6.2 5.6/18.5 11.1/13.9 33.3/24.6 50.0/27.7
AF200 1.7/12.5 4.6/10.3 8.0/12.5 15.5/12.9 23.2/18.6 47.1/33.3
AF797 4.6/7.3 5.0/12.0 10.8/15.3 16.4/13.8 20.7/16.3 42.4/35.5
AM852a 1.8/7.6 1.3/11.6 5.9/17.3 17.3/16.5 32.6/15.1 41.1/31.9
SF901 6.9/9.5 5.6/11.0 9.7/15.0 20.8/14.5 21.1/20.3 35.8/29.8
Mean 5.1/10.7* 4.0/9.9* 8.7/14.7* 15.4/13.9 24.9/18.5* 41.9/32.5*
*Difference between mean actual and mean expected use of parcel size class, using paired Students t-test, α
= 0.05.
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Figure 2. Percent puma use by property parcel size class vs. percent land coverage of
parcel size classes in puma home range areas (95% kernel home range and 1 km buffer),
for GPS collared pumas in developed rural zone of California’s Western Sierra Nevada,
2002-2006.
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