Small mammal abundance in Mediterranean post-fire habitats: A role for predators?

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 137-142

  Torre, I ^a   Diaz M ^b  

^a Museu Granollers Ciencies Naturals   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apodemus sylvaticus; Crocidura russula; Mus spretus; Post fire habitats; Predation; Small mammals; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FIRE; PREDATION; PREDATOR; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

APODEMUS; APODEMUS SYLVATICUS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; CROCIDURA; CROCIDURA RUSSULA; MAMMALIA; MUS; MUS SPRETUS; RUSSULA; STRIGIFORMES;

EID: 2642554134     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2003.10.007     Document Type: Article

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