Small mammal assemblages in a disturbed tropical landscape at Pozuzo, Peru

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-91

  Mena, José Luis ^a   Medellín, Rodrigo A ^b  

^a Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México ^*  (Peru)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Forest remnants; Fragmentation; Patch scale; Peru; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CATTLE; DEFORESTATION; DISTURBANCE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; MARSUPIAL; MICROHABITAT; PASTURE; PATCHINESS; SMALL MAMMAL; SURVIVAL; TROPICAL FOREST;

HUANUCO; PERU; POZUZO;

BOS; MAMMALIA; MARMOSOPS NOCTIVAGUS; METATHERIA; OECOMYS BICOLOR; ORYZOMYS; RHIPIDOMYS LEUCODACTYLUS;

EID: 72149125609     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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