Small Mammal and Plant Community Responses to Mechanical Disturbance and Rest in Wyoming Big Sagebrush Grassland

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• The authors would like to thank Venerand Nayigihugu for assistance with sample collection and analysis and David Legg for statistical guidance. Funding for this project was provided by the University of Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station, with additional support from the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) High Plains Grasslands Research Station.
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