Role of small mammals in natural and anthropogenic landscapes of the right-bank region of Saratov oblast |
| |
Authors: | A A Tsvetkova M L Oparin O S Oparina |
| |
Institution: | (1) Saratov Branch of Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Rabochaya ul. 24, Saratov, 410028, Russia |
| |
Abstract: | Small mammal communities inhabiting natural and anthropogenically transformed areas of the right-bank region of Saratov oblast are fairly similar in species composition. They are represented by wide-spread, common species that, against the background of a low population density of typical steppe species, make a major contribution to the community. The highest ecological tolerance is characteristic of the striped field mouse Apodemus agrarius, which is widespread in the study region and dominates in the majority of natural biotopes and in agrocenoses; the common vole Microtus arvalis is scarce in agrocenoses. |
| |
Keywords: | small mammals species composition biotopic distribution abundance steppe |
本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录! |
|