Soil and vegetation factors influencing den site selection of a Chihuahuan Desert rodent assembly

TitleSoil and vegetation factors influencing den site selection of a Chihuahuan Desert rodent assembly
Publication TypeThesis
Year of Publication1986
AuthorsPhillips MDawn
Number of Pages37
Date Published1986
UniversityNew Mexico State University
CityLas Cruces, New Mexico
Thesis TypeM.S. Thesispp
Accession NumberJRN00042
Call Number00254
Keywordsdissertation, dissertations, rodent, den site selection, theses, thesis, transect, rodents, transect, soil factors, transect, vegetation factors
AbstractDen site selection by thirteen species of desert rodents was studied on the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site in Dona Ana County, New Mexico. Vegetation and soil factors were examined to determine how they influence den site selection. Vegetation analysis revealed that vegetation factors were important to the den distributions of Perognathus falvus, Perognathus intermedius and Neotoma albigula. Soil types were found important to all species except Neotoma albigula.