Abiotic habitat correlates of Gunnison's prairie dog in Arizona

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 188-197

  Wagner, David M ^a   Drickamer, Lee C ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Cynomys gunnisoni; Grasslands; Gunnison's prairie dog; Habitat; Habitat correlates; Slope; Soil depth; Surface rocks

Indexed keywords

BURROW; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT TYPE; REINTRODUCTION; RODENT; SLOPE; SOIL DEPTH; SUBSTRATE;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS GUNNISONI; RODENTIA; YERSINIA; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 1642558415     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2004)068[0188:AHCOGP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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