Large trees, acacia shrubs, and the density of Thallomys nigricauda in the Thornveld savannah of South Africa

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 363-370

  Meyer, J ^a,c   Steinhauser, J ^b   Jeltsch, F ^b   Brandl, R ^c  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Black tailed tree rat; Hierarchical partitioning; Manly's alpha; Selection index

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; NEST SITE; NESTING; POPULATION DENSITY; RODENT; SAVANNA; SHRUB; TREE; VEGETATION;

AFRICA; MOLOPO NATURE RESERVE; NORTH WEST PROVINCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACACIA; ACACIA ERIOLOBA; ACACIA LUEDERITZII; ACACIA MELLIFERA; BOSCIA ALBITRUNCA; THALLOMYS NIGRICAUDA; THALLOMYS PAEDULCUS;

EID: 33750082757     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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