Keystone effects of the endangered Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi)

Biological Conservation

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 131-139

  Brock, Rachel E ^a   Kelt, Douglas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dipodomys stephensi; Field exclosure; Keystone species; Stephens' kangaroo rat

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENCLOSURE EXPERIMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; KEYSTONE SPECIES; RODENT;

DIPODOMYS; DIPODOMYS STEPHENSI; ERODIUM; MACROPUS SP.;

EID: 0347093619     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00184-8     Document Type: Article

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