The influence of rainfall on murid densities through a trophic chain in the Kluane boreal forest, Yukon

Vole and mouse population densities in the Kluane boreal forest (Yukon) vary noncyclically; densities are usually low but unpredictable and ephemeral high densities occasionally occur. Anecdotal observations suggest that vole and mouse densities could be correlated to summer rainfall amounts. Sma...

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Main Author: Carrier, Patrick
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/7833