Editing Northern pocket gopher (section)

==Interactions==
According to an article published in the ''[[Journal of Mammalogy]]'', there are both positive and negative impacts of burrowing by pocket gophers on the organisms around them. Burrowing and grazing have an impact on the plants and the herbivores that consume these plants, even though gophers do not directly interact with the insects in their habitats. Changes in the plants’ composition can cause an increase in soluble amino acids, carbohydrates, chemicals, which causes the plants to be more vulnerable to parasites, predation, and diseases.<ref>{{cite journal|author1=D. Gigi Ostrow|author2=Nancy Huntly|author3=Richard S. Inouye|title=Plant-Mediated Interactions Between the Northern Pocket Gopher, ''Thomomys Talpoides'', and Aboveground Herbivorous Insects|journal=Journal of Mammalogy|volume=83|issue=4|date=November 2002|pages=991–998|doi=10.1644/1545-1542(2002)083<0991:PMIBTN>2.0.CO;2|doi-access=free}}</ref>