Desert rodents in disturbed shrub commuities and their effects on plant recruitment
Longland WS. 1995. Desert rodents in disturbed shrub commuities and their effects on plant recruitment. Pages 209-215. In Roundy BA, McArthur ED, Haley JS, Mann DK (ed): Proceedings: Wildland Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium. Las Vegas, NV. October 19-21, 1993. U.S. Department of Agriculture: Forest Service--Intermountain Research Station. Ogden, UT. General Technical Report INT-GTR-315
Nocturnal, seed-eating rodents of the family Heteromyidae interact with many native plant species. Heteromyidae populations increase following disturbances, suggesting a coevolutionary tie between these animals and desert plants. Heteromyidae may act as natural "engineers" for restoration of disturbed desert environments.
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Longland, William
- Units
- DEVA
- Keywords
- Absence (Biodiversity), Abundance, Abundance (Biodiversity), Distribution, Distribution (Biodiversity), Heteromyidae (Heteromyid Rodents), Mammalia (Mammals), Presence (Biodiversity), Rodentia (Rodents), Taxa Links To Datasets, Taxa Links To References, Wildfire