Bushy-tailed woodrat abundance in dry forests of eastern Washington

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 371-379

  Lehmkuhl, John F ^a   Kistler, Keith D ^a   Begley, James S ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bushy tailed woodrat; Cascade Range; Density; Dry forest; Fuel management; Neotoma cinerea; Survival; Washington

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FUELWOOD; RODENT; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA; NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA CINEREA; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 33646229532     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-053R1.1     Document Type: Article

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