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The potential utility of rodents and other small mammals as indicators of ecosystem ‘integrity’ of South African grasslands

Nico Avenant A
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A National Museum and Centre for Environmental Management, University of the Free State, PO Box 266, Bloemfontein, 9301, South Africa. Email: navenant@nasmus.co.za

Wildlife Research 38(7) 626-639 https://doi.org/10.1071/WR10223
Submitted: 6 December 2010  Accepted: 1 September 2011   Published: 30 November 2011



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