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Low-Density Rodent Communities In Eastern Virginia, Robert K. Rose, Jean F. Stankavich
Low-Density Rodent Communities In Eastern Virginia, Robert K. Rose, Jean F. Stankavich
Virginia Journal of Science
Two communities of small mammals were live trapped every other week for 15 months in linear oilfield habitat bordered by forested swampland in eastern Virginia. All nine species of the rodent community were present, mostly in low numbers and often intermittently. All species were characterized by high transiency, with a minority of marked animals becoming resident. Despite high trappability, all but two species in these communities had extremely low densities, suggesting that most species could not sustain populations via in situ reproduction.