Consequences of cattle introduction in a shrubsteppe ecosystem: indirect effects on desert horned lizards (Phrynosoma platyrhinos)

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 291-302

  Newbold, T A Scott ^a,b   MacMahon, James A ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Cattle grazing; Desert horned lizard; Habitat change; Indirect effects; Initial impacts; Livestock exclosures; Phrynosoma platyrhinos; Shrubsteppe ecosystem; Vegetation structure

Indexed keywords

BOS; FORMICIDAE; PHRYNOSOMA PLATYRHINOS; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 54149084330     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/1527-0904(2008)68[291:COCIIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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