Swift fox response to prescribed fire in shortgrass steppe

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 251-256

  Thompson, Craig M ^a,b   Augustine, David J ^c   Mayers, Darren M ^c  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorado; Comanche national grassland; Disturbance; Prescribed fire; Shortgrass prairie; Swift fox; Vulpes velox

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; VULPES VELOX;

EID: 46249118852     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/1527-0904(2008)68[251:SFRTPF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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