Seed Dispersal in Relation to Rodent Activities in Seral Big Sagebrush Communities
Citation
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.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3896519Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
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.Type
Articletext
Language
enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3896519