| small mammals as indicators of short-term and long-term disturbance in mixed prairie. | disturbance by military maneuvers over short and long time scales may have differential effects on grassland communities. we assessed small mammals as indicators of disturbance by military maneuvers in a mixed prairie in southern oklahoma usa. we examined sites on two soil series, foard and lawton, across a gradient of disturbance intensity. a manova showed that abundance of small mammals was associated (p = 0.03) with short-term (cover of vehicle tracks) disturbance but was not associated (p = ... | 2008 | 17458511 |