Population dynamics of small mammals in relation to forest age and structural habitat factors in northern Sweden

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 781-792

  Ecke, Frauke ^a   Löfgren, Ola ^a   Sörlin, Dieke ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Boreal forests; Clethrionomys glareolus; Forest management; Habitat preference; Reproduction; Species richness; Survival

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT; STAND STRUCTURE;

SWEDEN;

CLETHRIONOMYS; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; CLETHRIONOMYS RUFOCANUS; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0036786041     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.2002.00759.x     Document Type: Article

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