Small mammals in afforestable montane grasslands of the northern Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorArmstrong A.J.
dc.contributor.authorVan Hensbergen H.J.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:58:00Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:58:00Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.description.abstractThe small mammals at five sites on each of six land types in the afforestable grasslands of the northern Eastern Cape Province were sampled. Sampling grids consisting of 100 equally spaced trapping points were used. Mean species richness and relative abundance per hectare did not differ significantly over the land types. Significant associations between site type and species relative abundances were: valleys and north slopes with Rhabdomys pumilio; south slopes with Myosorex varius and Otomys irroratus; east slopes with M. varius; and crests with Mus minutoides and Mystromys albicaudatus. The threatened, rare species M. albicaudatus was associated with crests and ridges.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationSouth African Journal of Wildlife Research
dc.identifier.citation26
dc.identifier.citation1
dc.identifier.issn3794369
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10720
dc.subjectgrassland
dc.subjecthabitat preference
dc.subjectmontane grassland
dc.subjectrelative abundance
dc.subjectsmall mammal
dc.subjectspecies richness
dc.subjecttopography
dc.subjectSouth Africa, Cape Province
dc.subjectMus minutoides
dc.subjectMyosorex varius
dc.subjectMystromys albicaudatus
dc.subjectOtomys irroratus
dc.subjectRhabdomys pumilio
dc.titleSmall mammals in afforestable montane grasslands of the northern Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
dc.typeArticle
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