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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Main Author: Cowcill, Kevan Anthony
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/17644