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Distribution and life history of the black pocket gopher, Thomomys niger Merriam

Creator:

Walker, Kenneth Merriam

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Masters Thesis

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Distribution and life history of the black pocket gopher
The feeding habits of the Mazama pocket gopher in the pine region of South-Central Oregon

Creator:

Burton, Douglas Harlow

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The objective of this study was to determine the feeding habits of the Mazama pocket gopher (Thomomys mazama Merriam) in the pine region of south-central Oregon. Damage caused by pocket gophers to conifer regeneration was a major incentive for this research. A permanent reference collection, consisting of epithelial tissue from...

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Masters Thesis
Relation of the northern pocket gopher to forest habitats in south-central Oregon

Creator:

Anderson, R. J.

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Reduction of pocket gopher damage to conifer seedlings is important to successful reforestation in many regions of the Pacific Northwest. The objective of this study was to determine the factors that influence the local distribution of the northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides Richardson) in a forested region of south-central Oregon....

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Masters Thesis
Plant colonization of gopher mounds in adjacent pasture and prairie communities

Creator:

Macdonald, Catherine A.

Abstract:

I used field experiments to study how plants in two grassland communities colonized soil mounds made by the Camas pocket gopher, Thomomys bulbivorus (Richardson). I identified potential mound colonizers in each source of colonization (buried propagule bank, seed rain, and established vegetation) and then measured species specific rates of colonization...

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Masters Thesis

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Camas pocket gopher, Thomomys bulbivorus (Richardson). I identified potential mound colonizers in each