A comparison of ground-dwelling small mammal communities in primary and secondary tropical rainforests in China

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 215-230

  Wu, De Lin ^a   Luo, Jia ^b   Fox, Barry J ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomass; China; Diversity; Logging; Small mammals; Tropical forests

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; SMALL MAMMAL;

CHINA, XISHUANGBANNA NATURE RESERVE;

ERINACEIDAE; INSECTIVORA; MAXOMYS SURIFER; MURIDAE; MUS PAHARI; NIVIVENTER CONFUCIANUS; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA; SORICIDAE;

EID: 0029661466     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400009421     Document Type: Review

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