The Gunnison's prairie dog structures a high desert grassland landscape as a keystone engineer

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 357-369

  Bangert, R K ^a   Slobodchikoff, C N ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Cynomys gunnisoni; Fractals; Gunnison's prairie dog; High desert grasslands; Landscape ecology; Morisita's index; Petrified Forest National Park

Indexed keywords

BURROWING ORGANISM; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; RODENT; VEGETATION;

ARIZONA; PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK; UNITED STATES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS GUNNISONI;

EID: 0034488166     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2000.0704     Document Type: Article

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