Forest fragmentation and predation on artificial nests in the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 499-507

  Hanson, Thor R ^a,d   Newmark, William D ^b   Stanley, William T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Area and edge effects; Artificial nests; Clay eggs; Forest fragmentation; Rodent distribution and abundance; Usambara Mountains

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARTIFICIAL NEST; EDGE EFFECT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; NEST PREDATION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RODENT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANGA [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA; USAMBARA MOUNTAINS;

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 35448963327     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00760.x     Document Type: Article

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