Plant and small mammal diversity in orchard versus non-crop habitats

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 116, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 235-243

  Sullivan, Thomas P ^a,b   Sullivan, Druscilla S ^a  

^a Applied Mammal Research Institute   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agroecosystems; Biodiversity; Non crop and orchard habitats; Small mammals; Species richness; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL LAND; ORCHARD; RIPARIAN FOREST; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES RICHNESS; VASCULAR PLANT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; SUMMERLAND;

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; MAMMALIA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 33745186694     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2006.02.010     Document Type: Article

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