Distribution of small mammals among successional and mature forest types in western Labrador

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 441-445

  Simon, Neal P P ^a,b   Schwab, Francis E ^a,c   Baggs, Eric M ^a   Cowan, G I Mc T ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c GIS Applications Specialist   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal Red backed Vote; Clethrionomys gapperi; Heather Vole; Labrador; Masked Shrew; Meadow Vole; Microtus pennsylvaniaus; Phenacomys intermedius; Secondary succession; Sorex cinereus

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FOREST FIRE; MAMMAL; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA;

CLETHRIONOMYS GAPPERI; MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS; PHENACOMYS INTERMEDIUS; SOREX CINEREUS;

EID: 0032432457     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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