Short-term grazing exclusion effects on riparian small mammal communities

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 346-350

  Giuliano, William M ^a   Homyack, Joshua D ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA NRCS   (United States)

Author keywords

Fencing; Litter; Livestock; Pasture; Stream; Vegetation; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; RANGELAND; RIPARIAN ZONE;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

MAMMALIA; MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS; MURIDAE; RIPARIA; ZAPUS HUDSONIUS;

EID: 16244408355     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003857     Document Type: Article

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