Soil water condition and small mammal spatial distribution in Inner Mongolian steppes, China

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 729-737

  Wang, Guiming ^a   Zhong, Wenqin ^b   Zhou, Qingqiang ^b   Wang, Zuwang ^b  

^a ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Small mammals; Soil moisture content; Spatial distribution; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

MAMMAL; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STEPPE; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; CRICETULUS BARABENSIS; CRICETULUS GRISEUS; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS; MICROTUS GREGALIS; MICROTUS MAXIMOWICZII; OCHOTANA DAURICA; OCHOTONA; OCHOTONA DAURICA; SCIURIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS; SPERMOPHILUS DAURICUS;

EID: 0038039267     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2002.1083     Document Type: Article

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