Native Small Mammal Use of an Invasive Grass: Heermann's kangaroo rats (Dipodomys heermanni) and Veldt grass (Ehrharta calycina) in Coastal California

Ehrharta calycina Sm.

“…Ehrharta calycina either prevents the germination of native plants or prevents their establishment and survival through promotion of more frequent fires (Pickart, 2000;Frey, 2005). morroensis (Trunzo, 2015), and threatens the rare endemic shrub Arctostaphylos morroensis (Odion & Tyler, 2002). morroensis (Trunzo, 2015), and threatens the rare endemic shrub Arctostaphylos morroensis (Odion & Tyler, 2002).…”

“…Vegetation transformation in California is thought to be responsible for declines in the abundance of the endangered Morro Bay kangaroo rat, Dipodomys heermanni ss. morroensis (Trunzo, 2015), and threatens the rare endemic shrub Arctostaphylos morroensis (Odion & Tyler, 2002).…”