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Effects Of Cutting Ashe Juniper Woodlands On Small Mammal Populations In The Texas Hill Country, K. A. Schnepf, J. A. Heselmeyer, David O. Ribble
Effects Of Cutting Ashe Juniper Woodlands On Small Mammal Populations In The Texas Hill Country, K. A. Schnepf, J. A. Heselmeyer, David O. Ribble
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We studied the effects of cutting Ashe juniper (Juniperus ashei Bucholz) woodlands on populations of small mammals at Friedrich Wilderness Park, north of San Antonio, Texas. Three patches of juniper ranging from 1.8 ha to 2.4 ha were cut to provide habitat for endangered black-capped vireos (Vireo atricapillus Woodhouse). We trapped small mammals along transects placed in the treated patches and in untreated areas of the park from October 1995 to May 1996 and again from October 1996 to March 1997. Three species of small mammals were trapped, but Peromyscus pectoralis Osgood (white-ankled mouse) was the …