Small mammal community composition is almost universally estimated from conventional
trapping, which is logistically difficult to scale up for landscape‐level assessments. Owl …

Recent articles in the scientific literature and popular press have argued for federal
protection for prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) based on their role as a keystone …

In its original definition, guild refers to a group of syntopic organisms using a given resource
in a similar way, without regard to their taxonomic relationships. I contend that this term is …

Abstract Effect of grazing on the structure and productivity of small mammal communities in
four types of North American grasslands is examined quantitatively using data collected …

Small herbivorous mammals living in successional patchy environments may be affected by
both patch size variations and successional changes. If patch size affects densities of …

Twelve species of small mammals were captured in 10 treatment areas manipulated by fire
on the Konza Prairie Research Natural Area, Kansas. The four fire classes studied were …

The habitat-heterogeneity hypothesis states that an increase in habitat heterogeneity leads
to an increase in species diversity. Although community-level analyses of effects of habitat …

Management of rangelands has largely operated under the paradigm of minimizing spatially
discrete disturbances, often under the objective of reducing inherent heterogeneity within …

An exceptionally rich paleontological site containing thousands of mammalian fossils and
well-dated with 18 radiocarbon samples provides evidence of late-Holocene ecological …

We analyzed macrohabitat and microhabitat associations of four soricid and five rodent
species in five macrohabitats on the Coastal Plain of Virginia. There were no significant …