Effect of an invasive plant and moonlight on rodent foraging behavior in a coastal dune ecosystem.

Understanding how invasive plants may alter predator avoidance behaviors is important for granivorous rodents because their foraging can trigger ripple effects in trophic webs. Previous research has shown that European beach grass Ammophila arenaria, an invasive species in coastal California, affect...

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Main Authors: Matthew D Johnson, Yesenia L De León
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4334550?pdf=render