Evidence for and geomorphologic consequences of a reptilian ecosystem engineer: The burrowing cascade initiated by the Gopher Tortoise

Geomorphology

Volumn 157-158, Issue , 2012, Pages 108-121

  Kinlaw, A ^a   Grasmueck, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Burrowing cascade; Burrows; Ecosystem engineer; Ground penetrating radar

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BURROW; BURROWING; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; GROUND PENETRATING RADAR; RODENT; TURTLE;

ANIMALIA; CEUTHOPHILUS; GOPHERUS; GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS; INVERTEBRATA; PODOMYS; PODOMYS FLORIDANUS; REPTILIA; RODENTIA; TESTUDINES; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 84860914830     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.06.030     Document Type: Article

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