Effects of deforestation on structure and diversity of small mammal communities in the Moravskoslezské Beskydy Mts (Czech Republic)

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 295-306

  Bryja, Josef ^a   Heroldová, Marta ^a   Zejda, Jan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b State Phytosanitary Administration   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Beskydy Mts; Clearings; Deforestation; Rodents; Shrews; Succession

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DEFORESTATION; DISTURBANCE; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BESKYDY MOUNTAINS; CZECH REPUBLIC; MORAVSKOLESZSKE;

MAMMALIA; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; PICEA ENGELMANNII; RODENTIA; SORICIDAE;

EID: 0036764457     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03194148     Document Type: Article

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