Dispersal ability is associated with contrasting patterns of beta diversity in African small mammal communities

A Monadjem, K Healy, T Guillerme… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Spatial processes and environmental filtering are important factors shaping community
composition, but their effects are rarely tested across all aspects and components of beta …

Small mammal diversity along an elevational gradient in northern Luzon, Philippines

EA Rickart, LR Heaney, DS Balete, BR Tabaranza - Mammalian Biology, 2011 - Springer
A faunal survey conducted along an elevational gradient in Balbalasang-Balbalan National
Park in northern Luzon Island, Philippines, revealed 15 species of non-flying small …

Dietary differences of the multimammate mouse, Mastomys natalensis (Smith, 1834), across different habitats and seasons in Tanzania and Swaziland

LS Mulungu, AM Themb'alilahlwa… - Wildlife …, 2011 - CSIRO Publishing
Context The multimammate mouse, Mastomys natalensis (Smith, 1834), is an important
agricultural pest in southern and eastern Africa where it can cause significant crop losses …

[HTML][HTML] Microhabitat, altitude and seasonal influence on the abundance of non-volant small mammals in Mount Rungwe forest nature reserve

U Richard, RM Byamungu, F Magige… - Global Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
A study on microhabitat, altitudinal and seasonal influences on small mammal abundance in
Mount Rungwe Nature Forest Reserve, Tanzania was carried out from March 2019 to …

Influence of vegetation structure, seasonality, and soil properties on rodent diversity and community assemblages in west Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

SM Thomas, GE Soka, LS Mulungu - Ecology and Evolution, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Rodent diversity and community assemblages are affected by several biotic and abiotic
factors such as vegetation structure and seasonality. Vegetation structure particularly ground …

A decade-long change in the elevational distribution of non-volant small mammals on Mount Meru, Tanzania

GB Gebrezgiher, RH Makundi, Y Meheretu… - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
Understanding species distribution across elevational gradients is crucial for developing
conservation strategies for montane biotic systems. A survey of small mammals was …

Diversity and distribution patterns of non-volant small mammals along different elevation gradients on Mt. Kenya, Kenya

S Musila, ZZ Chen, Q Li, R Yego, B Zhang… - Zoological …, 2018 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The distribution of small mammals in mountainous environments across different elevations
can provide important information on the effects of climate change on the dispersal of …

Diversity patterns of small mammals in the Zambales Mts., Luzon, Philippines

DS Balete, LR Heaney, MJ Veluz, EA Rickart - Mammalian Biology, 2009 - Springer
In 2004 and 2005, we conducted a survey of the small mammals on Mt. Tapulao (= Mt. High
Peak, 2037 m) in the Zambales Mountains, Luzon Island, Philippines in order to obtain the …

Small terrestrial mammal distributions in Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia: a reassessment after 88 years

EW Craig, WT Stanley, JC Kerbis Peterhans… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Despite the presence of mostly endemic species, the most comprehensive data set on the
distribution and ecology of small mammals inhabiting Simien Mountains National Park …

Elevational distribution and ecology of small mammals on Africa's highest mountain

WT Stanley, MA Rogers, PM Kihaule, MJ Munissi - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Mt Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest mountain, and an icon for a country famous for its
mammalian fauna. The distribution and abundance of small mammals on the mountain are …