Table 1.
Population Estimates of Rodents
Spring of 1973, 1974, and 1975.
in Two
Study Areas of NTS in
(Estimates are in number/hectare.)
Area 5
Area 13
Species
1973
1975
1973
1974
1975
Ammospermophtlus
Leucurus
0.05
0.73
0,22
0.71
0.26
Dipodomys merrtamt
--
1.16
0,35
~+
0.26
Dipodomys mtcrops
0.09
1.95
1.70
0.69
-~
=<
--
Mterodipodops
megacephalus
0.15
Onychomys
torrtdus
0.05
0.05
0.05
--
--
Perognathus
Longimembrts
0.19
0.04
1.12
1.62
--
0.09
--
_-
--
0.37
--
7
4
2
3.39
0.52
Peromy seus
eremtcus
Peromyscus
manteulatus
Total Number
of Species
Total Number
of Animals/Hectare
4
5
0.38
3.439
57
3.68