Positive and negative unintended human-induced effects on Iberian mole abundance at the edge of its distribution area

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 276-282

  García López de Hierro, Lola ^a   Moleón, Marcos ^b,e   Lupiáñez, Darío G ^c   Virgós, Emilio ^d   Jiménez, Rafael ^c  

^a not available   (Spain)

^b not available   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agricultural practices; Human activity; Poplar groves; Semi arid area; Talpa occidentalis

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; EARTHWORM; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; HARDNESS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SEMIARID REGION; SMALL MAMMAL; VULNERABILITY;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

INSECTIVORA; POPULUS; TALPA OCCIDENTALIS;

EID: 84878458781     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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