Vegetation analysis in colonies of an endangered rodent, the Cabrera vole (Microtus cabrerae), in southern Portugal

Ecological Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 197-207

  Santos, Sara M ^a,b   Simões, M Paula ^a   Mathias, Maria Da Luz ^b   Mira, António ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Floristic composition; Grassland; Habitat; Meadow; Microtuscabrerae

Indexed keywords

COLONY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GRASS; GRASSLAND; RODENT; SOIL PROPERTY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS CASTELLANA; AVENA BARBATA; BRIZA MAXIMA; BROMUS; BROMUS HORDEACEUS; CABRERA; CAREX; GAUDINIA FRAGILIS; LEONTODON; MICROTUS CABRERAE; MURIDAE; POACEAE; RODENTIA; TOLPIS BARBATA; VULPIA MYUROS;

EID: 33748779597     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-005-0104-3     Document Type: Article

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