@article{fdi:010035772,
  title = {{C}hanges in a {S}udano-{S}ahelian rodent community after slash-and-burn farming ({G}onse {F}orest, {B}urkina {F}aso)},
  author = {{P}apillon, {Y}ves and {G}odron, {M}. and {D}elattre, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study describes the recolonization by a {S}udano-{S}ahelian rodent community of an area slashed and burned in the middle of the dry season ({G}onse {F}orest in {B}urkina {F}aso). {A} series of abundance cycles occurred. {T}he first began with the wet season and the arrival of a succession of four species: {T}aterillus gracilis, {T}atera guineae, {N}annomys sp. and {M}astomys erythroleucus. {T}aterillus gracilis appeared to be the least demanding species. {I}t was sexually active whatever the season and took advantage of reduced competition among species on the burned tracts. {T}atera guineae also extended its spatial distribution but failed to reproduce. {N}annomys sp. rapidly increased after the first rains. {A}lthough generally held to be the most prolific and opportunistic of the species involved, {M}. erythroleucus only found conditions amenable to its colonization late on. {T}he timing of the disruption and whether or not it coincides with the reproductive period and the mobility phase of each species are decisive factors. {T}his information is useful for a clearer understanding of the dynamics of each species and for evaluating the risk and probable locations of outbreaks of certain species.},
  keywords = {colonization ; competition ; species richness},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}frican {J}ournal of {E}cology},
  volume = {44},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {379--387},
  ISSN = {0141-6707},
  year = {2006},
  DOI = {10.1111/j.1365-2028.2006.00642.x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010035772},
}