Measuring impacts of restoration on small mammals in a mixed-grass Colorado prairie

Ecological Restoration

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 183-190

  Stone, Eric R ^a  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorado; Prairie restoration; Scale; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

EID: 34848815064     PISSN: 15434060     EISSN: 15434079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/er.25.3.183     Document Type: Article

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