Effects of plains pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius) disturbances on tallgrass-prairie plant community structure

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 344-357

  Rogers, William E ^a,b   Hartnett, David C ^a   Elder, Bradley ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DISTURBANCE; GRASSLAND; PLANT COMMUNITY; PRAIRIE; RODENT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANIMALIA; GEOMYIDAE; GEOMYS BURSARIUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0035009310     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2001)145[0344:EOPPGG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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