Small-mammal microhabitat associations and response to grazing in Oregon

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1736-1746

  Johnston, Aaron N ^a,b   Anthony, Robert G ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Coarse woody debris; Grazing; Microhabitat selection; Mixed conifer; Oak woodlands; Oregon; Riparian areas; Small mammal abundance

Indexed keywords

COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; DECIDUOUS TREE; GRAZING PRESSURE; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LOGISTICS; MICROHABITAT; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RODENT;

CASCADE-SISKIYOU NATIONAL MONUMENT; NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

BOS; CONIFEROPHYTA; MAMMALIA; MICROTUS LONGICAUDUS; MICROTUS TOWNSENDII; MURIDAE; NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA CINEREA; NEOTOMA FUSCIPES; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; PEROMYSCUS TRUEI; REITHRODONTOMYS MEGALOTIS; SOREX TROWBRIDGII; SORICIDAE; TAMIAS SISKIYOU;

EID: 56649109496     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-405     Document Type: Article

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