Interactive Effects of Fire and Nonnative Plants on Small Mammals in Grasslands

[...] invasions by nonnative grasses can drive important functional changes to grassland ecosystems (Richardson et al. 2000). Because nonnative grasses are now dominant components in many grassland and savanna ecosystems throughout the world (D' Antomo and Vitousek 1992, Lonsdale 1994, Pivello...

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Published inWildlife monographs no. 176; p. 1
Main Authors Litt, Andrea R, Steidl, Robert J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bethesda Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2011
Subjects
Ecosystems
Forest & brush fires
Grasses
Grasslands
Nonnative species
Small mammals
Soil erosion
Vegetation
Wildlife management
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Summary:[...] invasions by nonnative grasses can drive important functional changes to grassland ecosystems (Richardson et al. 2000). Because nonnative grasses are now dominant components in many grassland and savanna ecosystems throughout the world (D' Antomo and Vitousek 1992, Lonsdale 1994, Pivello et al. 1999, Richardson and van Wilgen 2004), the potential for wildfires to occur or management fires to be set in areas invaded by nonnative grasses is increasingly likely, creating an array of novel impacts for animals as well as unique management and conservation challenges (Paine et al. 1998, Levine et al. 2003).
ISSN:0084-0173
1938-5455
DOI:10.1002/wmon.2