Occupancy and abundance of predator and prey: implications of the fire‐cheatgrass cycle in sagebrush ecosystems

Occupancy and abundance of predator and prey: implications of the fire‐cheatgrass cycle in sagebrush ecosystems

Abstract Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) ecosystems are declining due to biological invasions and changes in fire regimes. Understanding how ecosystem changes influence functionally important animals such as ecosystem engineers is essential to conserve ecological functions. American badgers (Taxide...

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Main Authors: Joseph D. Holbrook, Robert S. Arkle, Janet L. Rachlow, Kerri T. Vierling, David S. Pilliod, Michelle M. Wiest
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-06-01
Series:Ecosphere
Subjects:
American badger
Artemisia tridentata
biological invasion
Bromus tectorum
burrowing mammals
cheatgrass
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1307

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1307

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