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Dreslik, Michael J King, Richard B Larson, Eric R 2023-12 application/pdf en text Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2024-03-01 without embargo terms The student, Grace Budde, accepted the attached license on 2023-10-04 at 20:19. The student, Grace Budde, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2023-10-04 at 20:45. This Thesis was approved for publication on 2023-10-10 at 15:45. DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #19842 on 2024-03-01 at 13:13:40 Effects of tallgrass prairie restoration on snake community dynamics in Northern Illinois Budde, Grace Wilson Wu Restoration Snakes Illinois Tallgrass Prairie Prairie Community Community Dynamics Community Metrics Occupancy Richness Diversity Relative Abundance Grassland 2023-10-10 Studies regarding faunal reaction to prairie restoration can result in successful species conservation. I used wood and tin artificial cover objects to investigate the occupancy, richness, diversity, and relative abundance of snake species through a chronosequence of 13 restored prairies ranging from 0 to 15 years old, along with non-restored reference sites, including non-native grass-dominated fields and remnant prairie areas. I discovered seven snake species within my study sites. Results showed grassland snake species occupancy and community metrics are not related to tallgrass prairie restoration through a chronosequence. The larger snake species, including the North American Racer (Coluber constrictor) and the Eastern Foxsnake (Pantherophis vuplinus), used areas regardless of the restoration status and despite road and edge fragmentation. The smaller Dekay’s Brownsnake may also use habitat similarly but was associated with higher vegetation cover and plant species richness. My results show snake species occupy sites due to habitat components, as opposed to temporal factors in restoration. Non-restored, non-native European grass-dominated sites offered suitable or more suitable habitat for some snake species than restored tallgrass prairie. Text eng https://hdl.handle.net/2142/121949 Copyright 2023 Grace Wilson Wu Budde M.S. Thesis Natural Res & Env Sciences University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Natural Res & Env Sci