Open AccessEcological Engineers: Southeastern Pocket Gophers Are One of Nature's Architects
Author(s) -
Gabriel J. Miller,
Steve A. Johnson,
Lora L. Smith
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-uw285-2008
Subject(s) - ecology , ecosystem engineer , wildlife , geography , miller , ecosystem , biology
WEC-244, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Gabriel J. Miller, Steve A. Johnson, and Lora L. Smith, explains autogenic and allogenic environmental engineering, with brief discussions of live oak trees and beavers as examples, and describes the southeastern pocket gopher’s role in Florida ecosystems as an allogenic environmental engineer. Published by the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, April 2008.WEC244/UW285: Ecological Engineers: Southeastern Pocket Gophers Are One of Nature's Architects (ufl.edu)