Population dynamics of hispid cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus) across a nitrogen-amended landscape

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 994-1003

  Clark, Jay E ^a   Hellgren, Eric C ^a   Jorgensen, Eric E ^b   Tunnell, Susan J ^a   Engle, David M ^c   Leslie Jr , David M ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; NITROGEN;

EXCLOSURE FENCING;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

EXCLUSION EXPERIMENT; GRASSLAND; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RODENT;

EMBRYOPHYTA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; RODENTIA; SIGMODON HISPIDUS;

EID: 0042694467     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z03-084     Document Type: Article

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