Small mammal assemblages in fragmented shrublands of urban areas of Central Chile

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 377-387

  Fernández, Ignacio C ^a   Simonetti, Javier A ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Habitat fragmentation; Mediterranean ecosystems; Species invasion; Urban ecology; Urbanization; Vegetation remnants

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 84877035544     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-012-0272-1     Document Type: Article

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