Diversity and distribution of small terrestrial rodents along a disturbance gradient in montane Costa Rica
A total of 389 rodent captures in five unequally disturbed habitats in a Costa Rican montane cloud forest corresponded to 185 individuals (seven species, two families). Species richness was similar for all habitats, averaging 4-5 species/habitat. Population density and capture frequency were higher in moderately disturbed habitats; Peromyscus mexicanus and Scotinomys xerampelinus were four to five times more common than other murids. These species represented 79.4 % of all captures and 73.5 % of all captured individuals. Heteromyid species were rarely trapped. The importance of disturbance-mediated within-habitat microenvironmental heterogeneity for terrestrial small-sized rodent populations is stressed.
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Main Authors: | Van den Bergh,M.B., Kappelle,M. |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Universidad de Costa Rica
1998
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77441998000200015 |
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