The Plateau Pika: A Keystone Engineer on the Tibetan Plateau
abstract: The highly-social plateau pika (Lagomorpha: Ochotona curzoniae) excavates vast burrow complexes in alpine meadows on the Tibetan Plateau. Colonies of over 300 individuals/ha have been reported. As an ecosystem engineer, their burrowing may positively impact ecosystem health by increasing p...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.8765 |