182 Michael R. Lusk, Michael J. Lacki, and Richard A. Lancia 
in another year’s analysis and if the suite of variables with which 
it was found had changed even slightly. 
Future Research 
Our data indicate that deer mice populations are not 
significantly affected by hog disturbance in the beech gaps. It is 
not clear, however, if this is because hog rooting does not disturb 
microhabitats important to the mice or because the mice are such 
generalists that they easily adapt to microhabitat changes. Future 
studies comparing food selection or home range use of mice in 
rooted and unrooted areas might help to clarify this question. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS — Funding for this project and other 
support was provided by the Garden Club of North Carolina, the 
Great Smoky Mountains Conservation Association, the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at 
North Carolina State University, and the Forestry Department, North 
Carolina State University. We especially want to thank Kim DeLozier 
of the Resource Management Section of the Great Smoky Moun- 
tains National Park for his technical and field support. 
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