Effects of cutting Ashe juniper woodlands on small mammal populations in the Texas hill country (USA)

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 333-337

  Schnepf, Krista A ^a   Heselmeyer, Jennifer A ^a   Ribble, David O ^a  

^a TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black capped vireo; Endangered species management; Peromyscus; Small mammal populations; Texas hill country; Vireo atricapillus

Indexed keywords

CUTTING; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; POPULATION SIZE; RODENT; WOODLAND;

UNITED STATES;

JUNIPERUS ASHEI; PEROMYSCUS PECTORALIS; VIREO ATRICAPILLUS;

EID: 0031673834     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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