Population dynamics of small mammals in relation to vegetation management in orchard agroecosystems: Compensatory responses in abundance and biomass

Crop Protection

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-11

  Sullivan, Thomas P ^a   Sullivan, Druscilla S ^a   Hogue, Eugene J ^b   Lautenschlager, R A ^c   Wagner, Robert G ^c  

^a Applied Mammal Research Institute   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agroecosystem; Biomass; Compensatory response; Deer mouse; Eutamias amoenus; Habitat alteration; Herbicide; Microtus montanus; Montane vole; Northwestern chipmunk; Orchards; Peromyscus maniculatus; Populations; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

APPLE ORCHARD; HERBICIDE; MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SMALL MAMMAL COMMUNITY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; SUMMERLAND;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CRICETINAE; EUTAMIAS AMOENUS; MALUS X DOMESTICA; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS MONTANUS; MURIDAE; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; TAMIAS; UNDETERMINED SCIURIDAE 'CHIPMUNKS'; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031831246     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(98)80006-9     Document Type: Article

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