Berry production and red-backed voles at Kluane Lake, Yukon Territory
Northern red-backed vole populations peak two to three years after snowshoe hare populations peak. Snowshoe hares cycle on a 9 to 11 year cycle and produced a large quantity of fecal pellets in their peak years. The fecal nutrient enrichment hypothesis surmises nitrogen (N) that is released from the...
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Format: | Thesis |
Language: | English |
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2006
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/17644 |