Response of plant and rodent communities to removal of prairie dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni) in Arizona

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 422-437

  Bartz, S E ^a   Drickamer, L C ^a   Kearsley, M J C ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Keystone species; Plague; Removal experiment

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DISEASE; GRASSLAND; HABITAT RELATED BEHAVIOR; HETEROGENEITY; KEYSTONE SPECIES; PLANT COMMUNITY; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; RODENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION COVER;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS GUNNISONI; JUNIPERUS; PINUS EDULIS; RODENTIA; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 33750060351     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.05.018     Document Type: Article

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