Population dynamics of tundra voles in relation to configuration of willow thickets in southern arctic tundra

Polar Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 533-540

  Henden, John André ^a   Ims, Rolf Anker ^a   Yoccoz, Nigel Gilles ^a   Sørensen, Raymond ^a,b   Killengreen, Siw Turid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Wild Reindeer Centre North   (Norway)

Author keywords

Abundance; Fragmentation; Large scale study; Occupancy; Over browsing; Shrub expansion

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BROWSING; DECIDUOUS TREE; DEER; GLOBAL WARMING; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; POPULATION CYCLE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RANGE EXPANSION; RODENT; SHRUB; TUNDRA;

FINNMARK; NORWAY;

MICROTUS OECONOMUS; MURIDAE; RANGIFER TARANDUS; RODENTIA; SALIX;

EID: 79952703129     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-010-0908-7     Document Type: Article

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