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SUMMARY
The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the literature and
summarize information on factors affecting habitat selection and maximum
recorded burrowing depths for representative small mammals that we consider
most likely to inhabit waste burial sites in arid and semi-arid regions of the
West. The information is intended for waste management designers who need to
4 know what to expect from small mammals that may be present at a particular
site. Waste repositories could be designed to exclude the deep burrowing
rodents of a region by creating an unattractive habitat over the waste. Sum-
maries are given for habitat requirements of each group along with generalized
modifications that could be employed to deter habitation. Representatives from
the major groups considered to be deep burrowers are discussed. Further,
detailed information about a particular species can be obtained from the
references cited.
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Gano, K. A. & States, J. B. Habitat requirements and burrowing depths of rodents in relation to shallow waste burial sites, report, May 1, 1982; Richland, Washington. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1065721/m1/4/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.