Study of plant communities and associated rodents

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' Ills?" a \v TABLE ED. ‘/ Rodent influents in the egetatedoflbne community permanent study plot. lnaiVIaualii' Year Season 1955 Species Least chipmunk Captures No. of Captures No. 1 Z 7.7 No. '1 Z 3.5 1-3 1 2 15.4 5 17.2 2 526 nights} Chisel-toothed kangaroo Ea; . 10 76.7 23 79.; .2. 15 1079.0 gfi /%,E I'Z/ / Least chipmunk 13 1 .1 27 1 . 9 4 Little pocket mouse 10 13.9 10 5.3 10 1 19 24 1 4.4 1.4 26.4" 33.3 1.4 5.5 2 53 80 1 15 1.1 28.5 42.5 .5 8.0 1 15 14 1 2 188.1?e100.0 52 Winter 0rd kangaroo rat Haé Total 1955 Spring '11 nights? Kangaroo mouse 0rd kangaroo rat Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat Harvest mouse Deer mouse a a z: 72 100.0 LeaSt chipmunk 17 14 Little pocket mouse '10 nightsi Kangaroo mouse 0rd kangaroo rat Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat Harvest mouse Deer mouse 36 13 18 27 3 6 no" Total 1955 4-8 8+ ,1- 4 10 2 20 AM, ' 17 5.5 17 29.8 10.7 14.9 22.3 2.5 5.0 33 14 78 117 4 27 17.0 4.5 25.1 37.6 1.3 8.7 36 13 8 13 3 3 1 .8 1 .3 1 121 100.0 311 100.0 94 Least chipmunk 1956 Little pocket mouse Spring ‘14 nights, Kangaroo mouse 0rd kangaroo rat Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat Harvest mouse Deer mouse Grasshopper mouse 30 11 5 60 41 1 29 1 16.8 6.2 2.8 33.7 23.0 0.6 16.3 0.6 35 16 6 185 114 1 58 1 8.4 3.9 1.5 44.5 27.4 0.2 13.9 "0:2 30 10 5 40 30 1 24 1 18 11 _ 178 lOOLQi 416 100.0 141 35 483 ‘ 2 2:5 2 0.8 2 10 12.5 10 3.9 10 3 6 27 3.8 7.5 33.5 4 6 131 1.6 2.3 51.4 3 6 9 16 26 23 28.7 83 32.5 11 12 17 3 6 3.8 7.5 4 15 1.6 5.9 3 5 1 80 100.0 255 100.0 49 29 _ Grasshopper mouse k 2' Total -Rg!éod Total 1956' Summer 44"" Antelope ground squirrel Least chipmunk :f14 nights? Little pocket mouse Kangaroo mouse . 0rd kangaroo rat Chisel-toothed kangaroo rat Harvest mouse Deer mouse .Buni-i Total 10 24 3 2 1 36 "2" 1 31 17 5 ‘4'~"~¢,_« 43