Vertebrate Pest Conference: Proceedings
Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 16th (1994)
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Date of this Version
February 1994
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Pocket gophers (Pappogeomys meiriami merriami) are a problem in both crops and rangelands of Mexico. In rangelands, damage results from the animals burrowing habits which cause much soil disturbance, and their feeding on rangeland vegetation. Although considered a pest, to date there have been no quantitative studies of the activity and damage caused this species. This study was initiated to document fluctuations in activity of P. m. merriami throughout the year in a Mexican rangeland.