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Seed Dispersal in Relation to Rodent Activities in Seral Big Sagebrush Communities
Author
La Tourrette, J. E.
Young, J. A.
Evans, R. A.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
1971-03-01
Body

Heteromyid rodents play an active role in the dispersal of caryopses and seeds of herbaceous species in degraded big sagebrush communities. Collections of caryopses of downy brome, deposited in caches, influence the dynamics of the grass population and the diet of animals on range sites in winter. Seeds and caryopses of alien weeds and exotic wheatgrasses were recovered more frequently from the pouches of rodents than seeds of native species. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform August 2020

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2307/3896519
Additional Information
La Tourrette, J. E., Young, J. A., & Evans, R. A. (1971). Seed dispersal in relation to rodent activities in seral big sagebrush communities. Journal of Range Management, 24(2), 118-120.
ISSN
0022-409X
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/650026
Journal Volume
24
Journal Number
2
Journal Pages
118-120
Collection
Rangeland Ecology & Management (REM)
Journal Name
Journal of Range Management