Response of small mammals to variable agricultural landscapes in Central Europe

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/62156489:43410/16:43909937

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2016.06.004" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2016.06.004</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2016.06.004" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.mambio.2016.06.004</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Response of small mammals to variable agricultural landscapes in Central Europe

Original language description

The Central European agricultural landscape has undergone a number of changes over recent decades, with overall field area decreasing and adjacent habitats increasing. Here, we document changes in small mammal communities associated with crop fields and adjacent fallow land in a highly agriculture landscape of the Czech Republic. The most numerous species overall were wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) and common voles (Microtus arvalis). Highest diversity, species richness and abundance were observed in fallow habitats and in crops providing long-term vegetation cover. Community composition and abundance were dependent on crop and season. Mice used all habitats depending on instantaneous vegetation stage, though some habitats only for a short period during seeding or harvest. Common voles reached highest densities in habitats providing a stable food supply. Mice and voles both preferred perennial "non-crop" plots during winter as they provided a diverse food supply and undisturbed nesting opportunities. Overall, fallow habitats supported the most abundant, diverse and stable small mammal communities and, as such, they have high biodiversity value.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

EH - Ecology - communities

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/LQ1601" target="_blank" >LQ1601: CEITEC 2020</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

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

Name of the periodical

Mammalian biology

ISSN

1616-5047

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

81

Issue of the periodical within the volume

5

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

488-493

UT code for WoS article

000382598400008

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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