The effects of tree seed and seedling density on predation rates by rodents in old fields

Ecoscience

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-190

  Manson, Robert H ^a,b   Ostfeld, Richard S ^a   Canham, Charles D ^a  

^a CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBIVORY; OLD FIELD; RODENT; SEED PREDATION;

NEW YORK; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; BETULA LENTA; BETULA NIGRA; CRICETINAE; MICROTUS; MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS; MURIDAE; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032412273     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1998.11682466     Document Type: Article

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