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Differences in the ability of vegetation models to predict small mammal abundance in different aged Douglas-fir forests
| Authors: | Cathy A. Taylor, C. John Ralph, Arlene T. Doyle |
| Year: | 1988 |
| Type: | General Technical Report |
| Station: | Rocky Mountain Research Station |
| Source: | In: Szaro, Robert C.; Severson, Kieth E.; Patton, David R., technical coordinators. Management of amphibians, reptiles, and small mammals in North America: Proceedings of the symposium; 1988 July 19-21; Flagstaff, AZ. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-166. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. p. 368-374 |
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Abstract
Three trapping techniques for small mammals were used in 47 study stands in northern California and southern Oregon and resulted in different capture frequencies by the different techniques. In addition, the abundances of mammals derived from the different techniques produced vegetation association models which were often quite different. Only the California redbacked vole (Clethrionomys californicus) showed any association with stand age, and no species had any marked associations with the moisture regime of the stands or the geographical regions.Parent Publication
- Management of amphibians, reptiles, and small mammals in North America: Proceedings of the symposium