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Influence of Woody Vegetation on Small Mammals in Tallgrass Prairie
Abstract
We examined response of small mammals to woody invasion of tallgrass prairie in northeastern Kansas by sampling sites that ranged from 0 to 100% in woody cover (i.e., frequently burned prairie to unburned closed-canopy gallery forest; woody coverage mapped from satellite imagery). Abundance and biomass of small mammals initially increased with increasing woody vegetation, but then decreased to their lowest level at 100% woody cover. Richness was greatest (an average of seven species) where woody cover was ≤17% and decreased to one species where woody cover was 100%. Abundance of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) increased as woody cover increased from 0 to 62% cover, but decreased in forested sites (100% cover). Abundance of western harvest mice (Reithrodontomys megalotis) decreased as woody cover increased; they were not recorded in forested sites. Deer mice (P. maniculatus) were present in sites with no to low levels of woody vegetation, but were absent in sites with moderate to high levels of woody cover. The 11 species captured were recorded in sites that had little woody vegetation (≤17% cover), whereas only seven species were captured at sites where considerable woody vegetation (≥28% cover) occurred. Even white-footed mice and eastern woodrats, which are considered woodland forms, decreased in abundance or were absent from forested sites. Overall, the results demonstrate that even relatively small amounts of woody vegetation in prairie landscapes can alter abunda…
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“The NMDS results for Peromyscus mice align with previously documented habitat associations of white-footed mice, such as large edgeto-interior ratio, and proximity to wooded areas (Snyder and Best 1988; Matlack et al. 2008; Mulligan et al. 2013).”
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“The lack of small mammal diversity in our system makes inference in this matter less robust, though it is well-established that different grassland small mammal species have different specific habitat requirements (Grant 1971; Snyder and Best 1988; Matlack et al. 2008), and promoting structural heterogeneity at the landscape level can increase diversity of small mammals and other taxa (Benton et”
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“A strong effect of woody vegetation on small mammal abundance has been documented in other systems (Horncastle et al. 2005; Matlack et al. 2008).”
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- Authors
- Matlack, R. S., Kaufman, D. W., & Kaufman, G. A.
- Affiliations
- Kansas State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Matlack, Raymond S.
- Venue
- The American Midland Naturalist
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame
- Published
- 2008-07
- Volume
- 160
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 7-19
- ISSN
- 0003-0031 (ISSN-L)
- 1938-4238
- OpenAlex
- W2179365974
- Cited by
- 45
- References
- 29
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 3.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The American Midland Naturalist (publishedVersion)
- BioOne Complete (BioOne) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Nature and Landscape Conservation › Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Keywords
- woody vegetation, tallgrass prairie, small mammals, gallery forest, white-footed mouse, Reithrodontomys megalotis, deer mouse, eastern woodrat, species richness, abundance, biomass, habitat change
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