Road verges as habitat for small mammals in Britain

Mammal Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-139

  Bellamy, P E ^a   Shore, R F ^a   Ardeshir, D ^a,b   Treweek, J R ^a   Sparks, T H ^a  

^a NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bank Vole; Field Vole; Population numbers; Road verges; Wood mouse

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SMALL MAMMAL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; APODEMUS SYLVATICUS; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033927598     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2907.2000.00061.x     Document Type: Article

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