Population ecology of arctic ground squirrels in the boreal forest during the decline and low phases of a snowshoe hare cycle

I examined food and predation as factors limiting arctic ground squirrel (Spermophilus parryii plesius) populations during the decline and low phases of a snowshoe hare cycle (1992 - 1995). Food and predator limitation were tested experimentally with large-scale (36-ha) experimental manipulations...

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Main Author: Byrom, Andrea Elizabeth
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/7269