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Traditional and diversified crops in South Moravia (Czech Republic): Habitat preferences of common vole and mice species
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SYSNO ASEP 0360028 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Traditional and diversified crops in South Moravia (Czech Republic): Habitat preferences of common vole and mice species Author(s) Jánová, Eva (UBO-W) RID
Heroldová, Marta (UBO-W) RID, ORCID
Konečný, Adam (UBO-W) RID, ORCID
Bryja, Josef (UBO-W) RID, SAI, ORCIDNumber of authors 4 Source Title Mammalian Biology. - : Springer - ISSN 1616-5047
Roč. 76, č. 5 (2011), s. 570-576Number of pages 7 s. Language eng - English Country DE - Germany Keywords Microtus arvalis ; Apodemus sylvaticus ; Agroecosystems ; Agricultural landscape ; Crop Subject RIV EG - Zoology R&D Projects GP521/08/P529 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF) CEZ AV0Z60930519 - UBO-W (2005-2011) UT WOS 000295440100007 EID SCOPUS 79961025972 DOI 10.1016/j.mambio.2011.04.003 Annotation Changes in the composition of crops in Central Europe (increasing areas of maize, rape and sunflower fields) have significantly influenced animal communities. We assessed the importance of these three crops for rodents and compared it with traditional crops. We confirmed the presumed differences in habitat preferences; however we rejected the hypothesis of a general increase of rodent abundance during the vegetative season in managed fields. We found that (1) maize and sunflower had no importance for common voles, but they were favored habitats for wood mice; (2) numbers of wood mice in rape decreased during the season, while abundances of common voles increased; (3) common vole populations tended to increase during the season in all suitable crops; (4) wood mice populations seemed stable in all crops; i.e. without a seasonal increase. It can be concluded that the new crop fields are only a temporal habitat for small mammals, especially granivorous species. Workplace Institute of Vertebrate Biology Contact Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524 Year of Publishing 2012
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