Return of the pika: American pikas re‐occupy long‐extirpated, warm locations
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9295
Abstract: Abstract American pikas (Ochotona princeps), small mammals related to rabbits, occur in mountainous regions of western North America, where they live in shattered‐rock habitats (talus). Aspects of their physiology and life history create situations that… read more here.
Keywords: return pika; pikas occupy; pikas; american pikas ... See more keywords
Effects of plateau pikas’ foraging and burrowing activities on vegetation biomass and soil organic carbon of alpine grasslands
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DOI: 10.1007/s11104-020-04489-1
Abstract: Aims Quantitatively assess the foraging and burrowing effects of plateau pikas ( Ochotona curzoniae , hereafter pikas) on vegetation biomass and soil organic carbon at plot scale. Methods Combining field surveys and aerial photographing, we… read more here.
Keywords: soil organic; pikas; biomass; vegetation biomass ... See more keywords
Environmental filtering increases with elevation for the assembly of gut microbiota in wild pikas
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DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13450
Abstract: Despite their important roles in host nutrition, metabolism and adaptability, the knowledge on how the mammalian gut microbial community assemble is relatively scanty, especially regarding the ecological mechanisms that govern microbiota along environmental gradients. To… read more here.
Keywords: pikas; microbiota wild; gut microbiota; elevation ... See more keywords