Indirect Human Influences in Fear Landscapes: Varying Effects of Moonlight on Small Mammal Activity along Man-Made Gradients of Vegetation Structure
Risk of predation is one of the main constraints of small mammal distribution and foraging activity. Aside from numerical effects on population size due to the presence and abundance of predators, indirect cues, such as vegetation structure and moonlight, determine patterns of activity and microhabi...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-03-01
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Series: | Life |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/13/3/681 |