Microhabitat use of wood mice ranging from a reserved belt with evergreen broad-leaved trees to a coniferous plantation

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 275-280

  Sato, Kaori ^a   Hirata, Yasumasa ^b   Sakai, Atsushi ^b   Kuramoto, Shigeo ^b  

^a JAPAN WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

^b FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apodemus argenteus; Apodemus speciosus; Environmental factors; Microhabitat use; Reserved belt

Indexed keywords

FRUITS; SEED; WOOD;

APODEMUS ARGENTEUS; APODEMUS SPECIOSUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; MICROHABITAT USE; RESERVED BELT;

BIODIVERSITY;

BIODIVERSITY; FRUITS; SEEDS; WOOD;

APODEMUS ARGENTEUS; APODEMUS SPECIOSUS; CASTANOPSIS; QUERCUS;

EID: 33746401471     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-006-0212-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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