Impact of Ecological Manipulation on Rodent Population Inhabiting Croplands of District Chakwal
Impact of Ecological Manipulation on Rodent Population Inhabiting Croplands of District Chakwal
Saqib Mehmood1, Bushra Allah Rakha1*, Muhammad Sajjad Ansari2, Ali Akhter1, Nadeem Munawar1 and Tariq Mahmood1
Map of Pothwar Plateau, Pakistan showing location of study sites selected at district Chakwal.
Rodent activity in treated and reference sites at sowing stage (a), tillering (b) and maturity (c) of wheat crop in study area. Bars with different letters showed statistically significant differences (P<0.05) among the treated and reference sites.
Impact of ecological manipulation on reduction (%) in rodent activity at boundary and inside (a) and growth stages of wheat crop (b). Bars with different letters showed statistically significant differences (P<0.05) among growth stages of wheat crop.
A comparison of damage in wheat farmland by different rodent species at various growth stages of crop. Bars with different letters showed statistically significant differences (P<0.05) among the treated and reference sites.
