Small mammals in afforestable montane grasslands of the northern Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 11-18

  Armstrong, A J ^a   Van Hensbergen, H J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Abundance; Grassland; Insectivore; Montane; Rodent

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; HABITAT PREFERENCE; MONTANE GRASSLAND; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES RICHNESS; TOPOGRAPHY;

SOUTH AFRICA, CAPE PROVINCE;

MUS MINUTOIDES; MYOSOREX VARIUS; MYSTROMYS ALBICAUDATUS; OTOMYS IRRORATUS; RHABDOMYS PUMILIO;

EID: 0030426060     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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