The interaction of disturbances and small mammal community dynamics in a lowland forest in Belize

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1227-1238

  Klinger, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community resilience; Community resistance; Community stability; Diversity; Resource limitation

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FLOODING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HURRICANE; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; SMALL MAMMAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BELIZE; DISASTER; ECOSYSTEM; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TIME; TREE;

ANIMALS; BELIZE; DISASTERS; ECOSYSTEM; MAMMALS; NATURAL DISASTERS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TIME FACTORS; TREES;

BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; CENTRAL AMERICA; MAYA MOUNTAINS;

ANIMALIA; HETEROMYS DESMARESTIANUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33749684659     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01158.x     Document Type: Article

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