Influence of habitat conditions on abundance and diversity of shrews (Eulipotyphla, Soricidae) in Moravia

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Result on the web

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Influence of habitat conditions on abundance and diversity of shrews (Eulipotyphla, Soricidae) in Moravia

Original language description

In the years between 2005 and 2012, this study has evaluated the relative abundance and diversity of insectivores of the shrew family (Soricidae) in lowland, upland, and mountain forest habitats of Moravia. In each of these three different elevation levels, two types of habitats were further defined. They include old growth forests, with tall, fruiting trees and a limited herbaceous forest floor, as well as forest clearings with dense undergrowth of herbs and grasses, which means a total of six types of habitats. Shrews were captured using snap traps set up in lines. A total of 302 individuals belonging to seven species were found. The most abundant and most dominant species was Sorex araneus (rA = 0.313; D = 73.45%), while other species were present in much lower numbers. To evaluate the communities, the used ecological indices included diversity, equitability, and similarity. The highest number of species was found in mountain clearings (n = 5), while the lowest occurred in old upland forests (n = 1). The highest diversity was in old growth lowland forests (H' = 1.194), the lowest in upland forests. In terms of abundance and diversity, forest clearings were richer than old forests, while mountain and lowland forests were richer than uplands forests. In terms of species, the most similar were communities of old growth mountain forests and mountain forest clearings. Forest clearings as early successional forest habitats with rich herbaceous undergrowth in lowlands and mountains proved to be important environmental refugia for this group of small mammals in the landscape.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

EH - Ecology - communities

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

MendelNet 2016: Proceedings of International PhD Students Conference

ISBN

978-80-7509-443-8

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Number of pages

5

Pages from-to

390-394

Publisher name

Mendelova univerzita v Brně

Place of publication

Brno

Event location

Brno

Event date

Nov 9, 2016

Type of event by nationality

EUR - Evropská akce

UT code for WoS article

000392968500071