Effects of Fire on Small Mammals within Bandelier National Monument [FINAL REPORT]
Guthrie DA. 1980. Effects of Fire on Small Mammals within Bandelier National Monument [FINAL REPORT]. PX7029-7-0807. Claremont Colleges, Joint Science Department. Claremont, CA
Report on studies of fire effects on plant successions and the small mammal populations in Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. The studies were begun shortly before the La Mesa fire in late June 1977. The resulting report examines the effects of this specific fire on the small animal populations in the monument. Live trapping was conducted during the summers of 1977, 1978, and 1979 in pinyon-juniper woodland, ponderosa forest, fir-ponderosa forest, and riparian woodland. No changes in presence or absence of species were observed, normal seasonal population changes occurred, and vegetative changes resulting from the fire with development of grasses and annual plants are documented. Includes maps of the trapping grids and lists the animal densities and vegetative cover at each forest type.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Guthrie, Daniel
- Date of Issue
- 1980-01-20
- Publisher
- Claremont Colleges, Joint Science Department
- Units
- BAND
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Capture, Fire Ecology, Habitats, Jemez Mountains NM, La Mesa Fire, Mammals, Map, Plants, Population, Population Density, Vegetation