Conservation BiologyVolume 8, Issue 2 p. 577-580 Drought-Induced Cracks in the Soil as Refuges for Small Mammals: An Unforeseen Consequence of Climatic Change Michael K. Stokes, Corresponding Author Michael K. StokesAddress correspondence to Michael K. Stokes, Dyche Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, U.S.A.Search for more papers by this authorNorman A. Slade, Norman A. Slade Museum of Natural History and Department of Systematics and Ecology The University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66045, U.S.A.Search for more papers by this author Michael K. Stokes, Corresponding Author Michael K. StokesAddress correspondence to Michael K. Stokes, Dyche Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, U.S.A.Search for more papers by this authorNorman A. Slade, Norman A. Slade Museum of Natural History and Department of Systematics and Ecology The University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66045, U.S.A.Search for more papers by this author First published: June 1994 https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-1739.1994.08020577.xCitations: 4AboutRelatedInformationPDFPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessClose modalShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Citing Literature Volume8, Issue2June 1994Pages 577-580 RelatedInformation RecommendedSingle Species as Indicators of Species Richness and Composition in California Coastal Sage Scrub Birds and Small MammalsMary K. Chase, William B. Kristan, Anthony J. Lynam, Mary V. Price, John T. Rotenberry, Conservation BiologyResponses of New Zealand forest birds to management of introduced mammalsNyree Fea, Wayne Linklater, Stephen Hartley, Conservation BiologyFunctional diversity loss and change in nocturnal behavior of mammals under anthropogenic disturbanceXueyou Li, Wenqiang Hu, William V. Bleisch, Quan Li, Hongjiao Wang, Wen Lu, Jun Sun, Fuyou Zhang, Bu Ti, Xuelong Jiang, Conservation BiologyAssessing exposure to extreme climatic events for terrestrial mammalsEric I. Ameca y Juárez, Georgina M. Mace, Guy Cowlishaw, William A. Cornforth, Nathalie Pettorelli, Conservation Letters