Fewer marten detections in California forest linked to decline in habitat
Monday, October 24, 2011 - 16:30
in Biology & Nature
The reclusive American marten is getting even harder to find in the Sierra Nevada, according to new research. A new study at the Sagehen Experimental Forest found that marten detections have dropped 60 percent since the 1980s -- a decrease that may be caused by a degradation of the wooded areas in which they live, researchers say.