Small mammal populations occurring in a diversified winter wheat cropping system

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 311-319

  Olson, Richard A ^a   Brewer, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop diversification; Small mammals; Vegetation small mammal relationships; Winter wheat

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CROPPING PRACTICE; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; WHEAT;

UNITED STATES;

AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; CERVIDAE; CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037376615     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(02)00092-0     Document Type: Article

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