01685nas a2200169   4500008004100000245008500041210006900126300001300195490000700208520110300215653002201318100001601340700001801356700001601374700001801390856010701408       1989                        eng d00aSmall mammals in tallgrass prairie: patterns associated with grazing and burning0 aSmall mammals in tallgrass prairie patterns associated with graz  a177 -1840 v213 a<p>Impacts of cattle grazing and prescribed spring burning on small mammals were assessed in (1) ungrazed and unburned, (2) ungrazed and burned, and (3) grazed and burned grassland habitats in the Flint Hills of eastern Kansas. Twelve species of small mammals were represented by the 287 individuals captured. Deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus; 41% of all individuals), Elliot&#39;s short-tailed shrews (Blarina hylophaga; 22%), white-footed mice (P. leucopus; 14%), and prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster; 11%) were the four most common species. Deer mice avoided ungrazed, unburned sites, whereas Elliot&#39;s short-tailed shrews and prairie voles were most abundant in ungrazed, unburned habitats. Habitat use by these species was probably influenced by differences in amount of litter and vegetation cover resulting from grazing and burning. White-footed mice were most common in grazed, burned sites, probably due to the numerous shrub patches in this habitat. Assemblage diversity and total numbers of small mammals captured were not significantly influenced by either grazing or burning</p>10atallgrass prairie1 aClark, B.K.1 aKaufman, D.W.1 aFinck, E.J.1 aKaufman, G.A.  uhttp://knz.lternet.edu/content/small-mammals-tallgrass-prairie-patterns-associated-grazing-and-burning