Habitat preferences of small terrestrial mammals in the mountain forest clearings

0337529 - ÚBO 2010 RIV CZ eng J - Journal Article
Suchomel, J. - Krojerová-Prokešová, Jarmila - Heroldová, Marta - Purchart, L. - Barančeková, Miroslava - Homolka, Miloslav
Habitat preferences of small terrestrial mammals in the mountain forest clearings.
Beskydy. Roč. 2, č. 2 (2009), s. 195-200. ISSN 1803-2451
R&D Projects: GA MZe QH72075; GA MŠMT LC06073
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z60930519
Keywords : mountains * forest clearings * small mammal species * habitat preference
Subject RIV: GK - Forestry

Rodents were monitored during two successive years on clearings with artificial plantations. Under influence of beech mast year Apodemus flavicollis was dominant in Beskydy Mts but Myodes glareolus in Jeseniky Mts. The diversity and equitability was similar in both (Jeseniky Mts - 1.63, Beskydy Mts - 1.49; 0.84 resp. 0.72). Notable was the high dominance of Microtus agrestis (23 resp. 27%) in both. Abundance of the dominant species was synchronized. Canonic correspondence analyses (CCA) of clearing characteristics show the preferences of M. agrestis for higher elevation, more grassy and grassy wastage (higher humidity) environment. This was above all problem of emission clearings. As to M. glareolus, forest weeds preferably of Rubus sp. were responsible for its dominance. These results contribute to understand rodent habitat preferences and help in prevention against their impact by the way of herb layer management.
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