Comparison of small-mammal community responses to broadcast burning and herbicide application in cutover forest habitats

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 462-473

  Sullivan, Thomas P ^a   Boateng, Jacob O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIPMUNK; DEER MOUSE; FIRE; HABITAT ALTERATION; HERBICIDE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RED-BACKED VOLE; SMALL MAMMAL;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA;

ABIES LASIOCARPA; CERVIDAE; CLETHRIONOMYS; CLETHRIONOMYS GAPPERI; CONIUM; CONIUM MACULATUM; CRICETINAE; EUTAMIAS AMOENUS; EUTAMIAS TOWNSENDII; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS; MICROTUS OREGONI; MURIDAE; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII; TAMIAS; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA; UNDETERMINED SCIURIDAE 'CHIPMUNKS';

EID: 0029668190     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x26-052     Document Type: Review

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