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Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) Dominates Cheek Pouch Contents of the Great Basin Pocket Mouse (Perognathus Parvus)


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dc.contributorRobert Gitzen, rag0012@auburn.eduen_US
dc.creatorRichardson, Kristen A.
dc.creatorWest, Stephen D.
dc.creatorGitzen, Robert A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-15T14:24:37Z
dc.date.available2019-09-15T14:24:37Z
dc.date.created2013-07
dc.identifier10.3398/064.073.0205en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3398/064.073.0205en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11200/49603
dc.description.abstractMost of the native shrubsteppe habitat in the northern Columbia Basin of eastern Washington has been invaded by cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) or converted to agricultural lands. Therefore, ecological patterns and dynamics on native shrubsteppe and reestablished grasslands are of high conservation interest. We analyzed the cheek pouch contents of Great Basin pocket mice (Perognathus parvus) from 48 study sites in this region to quantify seed collection by this species and to determine the influence of habitat type on cheek pouch seed contents. In all 3 habitat types—newly established Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) lands, older CRP lands, and shrubsteppe—B. tectorum constituted the majority of seeds collected from the cheek pouches. Mean generic richness of collected seeds was higher in shrubsteppe than in new CRP habitats. On average, females collected a greater number of seed genera than males did, and pocket mice collected more seed genera as the autumn season progressed. Exotic B. tectorum has become the most frequently collected autumn food resource for pocket mice in the northern Columbia Basinen_US
dc.formatPDFen_US
dc.relation.ispartofWestern North American Naturalisten_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries1527-0904en_US
dc.rights© 2013. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en_US
dc.subjectSMALL MAMMALSen_US
dc.subjectSHRUB-STEPPEen_US
dc.subjectEASTERN WASHINGTONen_US
dc.subjectBODY CONDITIONen_US
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES; SHRUBSTEPPEen_US
dc.subjectHABITATen_US
dc.subjectDESERTen_US
dc.subjectABUNDANCEen_US
dc.subjectWILDFIREen_US
dc.titleCheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) Dominates Cheek Pouch Contents of the Great Basin Pocket Mouse (Perognathus Parvus)en_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dc.type.genreJournal Article, Academic Journalen_US
dc.citation.volume73en_US
dc.citation.issue2en_US
dc.citation.spage158en_US
dc.citation.epage167en_US
dc.description.statusPublisheden_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
dc.creator.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8507-8197en_US

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