Altitudinal stratification and habitat selection of rodents in Dana Nature Reserve, Jordan

An analysis of the spatial distribution of 12 rodent species in Dana Nature Reserve, Jordan, showed that the Mediterranean zone has the highest number of species whereas the Irano-Turanian mid-altitude steppe zone has the lowest number. Apodemus mystacinus was confined to higher altitudes with a den...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inZoology in the Middle East Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 13 - 18
Main Authors Yousef, Mohammed A., Amr, Zuhair S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2005
Subjects
Apodemus mystacinus
Dana
ecology
Gerbillus gerbillus
habitat selection
Jordan
Middle East
Rodents
spatial distribution
Jordan
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:An analysis of the spatial distribution of 12 rodent species in Dana Nature Reserve, Jordan, showed that the Mediterranean zone has the highest number of species whereas the Irano-Turanian mid-altitude steppe zone has the lowest number. Apodemus mystacinus was confined to higher altitudes with a dense vegetation of oak trees, whereas Gerbillus gerbillus was found to be restricted to sand dune habitats with xerophilic vegetation. The distribution of the other species was analysed based on vegetation cover and substratum texture.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 23
ISSN:0939-7140
2326-2680
DOI:10.1080/09397140.2005.10638098