Can kangaroo rat graminivory contribute to the persistence of desertified shrublands?

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 73, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 651-657

  Kerley, G I H ^a,b   Whitford, W G ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Desert bunch grasses; Desertification; Dipodomys merriami; Dipodomys ordii; Eragrostis lehmanniana; Keystone species; Patch use; Positive feedback; Sporobolus flexuosus

Indexed keywords

DESERTIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GRASS; HABITAT SELECTION; HERBIVORY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; KEYSTONE SPECIES; LIMITING FACTOR; MICROHABITAT; PATCH USE; PERSISTENCE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); RODENT; SHRUBLAND; TUSSOCK GRASSLAND;

DIPODOMYS; DIPODOMYS MERRIAMI; DIPODOMYS ORDII; ERAGROSTIS; ERAGROSTIS LEHMANNIANA; POACEAE; RATTUS; SPOROBOLUS FLEXUOSUS;

EID: 64649091242     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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