Post-fire recolonisation of a montado area by the endangered Cabrera vole (Microtus cabrerae)

@article{Rosrio2007PostfireRO,
  title={Post-fire recolonisation of a montado area by the endangered Cabrera vole (Microtus cabrerae)},
  author={In{\^e}s T. Ros{\'a}rio and Maria da Luz Mathias},
  journal={International Journal of Wildland Fire},
  year={2007},
  volume={16},
  pages={450-457},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:128800098}
}
  • I. RosárioM. L. Mathias
  • Published 7 September 2007
  • Environmental Science, Biology
  • International Journal of Wildland Fire
The Cabrera vole is an endangered species frequently found in the montado, a savannah-like ecosystem well adapted to fire, and the evidence that recolonisation occurred preferentially in colonies surrounded by this habitat type was reinforced.
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