A comparison of the effects of fire on rodent abundance and diversity in the Great Basin and Mojave Deserts.

As invasive grasses and fire increase in frequency and extent in North American deserts, they have the potential to affect animal communities through bottom-up forces. We experimentally tested the effects of fire on rodent communities of the Great Basin and Mojave Deserts. Fire decreased the abundan...

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Main Authors: Tiffanny R Sharp Bowman, Brock R McMillan, Samuel B St Clair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5705133?pdf=render