Influence of sugarcane plantations on the population dynamics and community structure of small mammals in a savanna-agricultural landscape
Mnqobi Mamba; Nicolas J. Fasel; Themb'alilahlwa A.M. Mahlaba; James D. Austin; Robert A. McCleery; Ara Monadjem · 2019 · Global Ecology and Conservation
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Abstract
Conversion of native habitats into agricultural monocultures is a major cause of biodiversity loss favouring a small number of generalist species. Rodents can cause significant declines in crop yield, hence understanding the factors affecting their population dynamics is of importance to the agricultural sector. Sugarcane plantations in African savannas harbour a low diversity of small mammals, with a single genus (Mastomys spp.) often dominating the community. Our study investigated the factors that shape the composition of the small mammal community and the life-history traits of the dominan
Abstract by Mnqobi Mamba; Nicolas J. Fasel; Themb'alilahlwa A.M. Mahlaba; James D. Austin; Robert A. McCleery; Ara Monadjem, Global Ecology and Conservation (2019) — licensed CC BY 4.0.
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Metadata source: DOAJ · DOI 10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00752