Long-term persistence of prairie dog towns: Insights for designing networks of prairie reserves

Biological Conservation

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 111-120

  Lomolino, Mark V ^a   Smith, Gregory A ^b,c   Vidal, Veronica ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Cynomys ludovicianus; Extinction; Mammals; Oklahoma; Prairie dog; Reserves

Indexed keywords

CANID; EXTINCTION; MAMMAL; PERSISTENCE; RESERVE DESIGN;

OKLAHOMA; UNITED STATES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; MAMMALIA; YERSINIA; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 0141871940     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00100-9     Document Type: Article

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