Changes in rodent community structure in the Chihuahuan Desert México: Comparisons between two habitats

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 239-257

  Hernandez L ^a,d   Romero, A G ^b   Laundre J W ^a   Lightfoot, D ^c   Aragon E ^b   Lopez Portillo J ^b  

^a Instituto de Ecologia AC Durango   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d Centro Regional Chihuahua   (Mexico)

Author keywords

'Mexico'; Chihuahuan desert; Mapimi basin; Rodent communities; Temporal changes

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DESERT; HABITAT TYPE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RODENT;

CHIHUAHUAN DESERT; COAHUILA; MAPIMI BASIN; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

HILARIA; LARREA; LARREA TRIDENTATA; MAMMALIA; OPUNTIA; PLEURAPHIS MUTICA; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA; PYRUS COMMUNIS; RODENTIA; TRIDENTATA;

EID: 4744364778     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.03.013     Document Type: Article

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