Diversity and stability of small mammals in tallgrass prairie habitat in central Illinois, USA

Oikos

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 356-363

  Getz, Lowell L ^a   Hofmann, Joyce E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; MAMMAL; PRAIRIE;

ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

BLARINA BREVICAUDA; MICROTUS OCHROGASTER;

EID: 0033056550     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546501     Document Type: Article

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