Document Type
Article
DOI
10.25778/59xq-2x49
Abstract
Two communities of small mammals were live trapped every other week for 15 months in linear oilfield habitat bordered by forested swampland in eastern Virginia. All nine species of the rodent community were present, mostly in low numbers and often intermittently. All species were characterized by high transiency, with a minority of marked animals becoming resident. Despite high trappability, all but two species in these communities had extremely low densities, suggesting that most species could not sustain populations via in situ reproduction.
Recommended Citation
Rose, Robert K. and Stankavich, Jean F.
(2008)
"Low-Density Rodent Communities in Eastern Virginia,"
Virginia Journal of Science: Vol. 59:
No.
4, Article 1.
DOI: 10.25778/59xq-2x49
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/vjs/vol59/iss4/1