Distribution of Small Mammals (Eulipotyphla, Rodentia) in the Gradient Direction Urban–Suburban–Rural of Central Slovakia
Abstract Changes in the structure of small mammals’ communities (Eulipotyphla, Rodentia) along urban–rural gradient indicate the environmental state of stability or instability. Since small mammals are important with regard to the transmission of diseases to man and domestic animals, therefore knowl...
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crdegruyter:10.2478/eko-2021-0017 2024-05-19T07:44:03+00:00 Distribution of Small Mammals (Eulipotyphla, Rodentia) in the Gradient Direction Urban–Suburban–Rural of Central Slovakia Langraf, Vladimír Krumpálová, Zuzana Petrovičová, Kornélia Poláčiková, Zuzana Ambros, Michal Schlarmannová, Janka 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/eko-2021-0017 https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/eko-2021-0017 en eng Walter de Gruyter GmbH http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 Ekológia (Bratislava) volume 40, issue 2, page 145-153 ISSN 1337-947X journal-article 2021 crdegruyter https://doi.org/10.2478/eko-2021-0017 2024-05-02T06:52:03Z Abstract Changes in the structure of small mammals’ communities (Eulipotyphla, Rodentia) along urban–rural gradient indicate the environmental state of stability or instability. Since small mammals are important with regard to the transmission of diseases to man and domestic animals, therefore knowledge of their association with the landscape structure is needed in land use planning. In course of the period from 2015 to 2017, there were recorded 109 individuals belonging to 15 species at 9 study sites (3 rural, 3 suburban, and 3 urban). We recorded a decrease in the average number of species in the direction of the suburban–urban–rural gradient. The number of individuals decreased in the rural–urban–suburban gradient. Eudominant species Clethrionomys glareolus (D = 20.2%), Microtus arvalis (13.8%), and Sorex araneus (19.3%) preferred the close links between the terms of the rural landscape, while Apodemus agrarius (D = 11.9%) and Sorex minutus (D = 11.0%) preferred the close links between the terms of the urban landscape. Article in Journal/Newspaper Microtus arvalis De Gruyter Ekológia (Bratislava) 40 2 145 153 |
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Abstract Changes in the structure of small mammals’ communities (Eulipotyphla, Rodentia) along urban–rural gradient indicate the environmental state of stability or instability. Since small mammals are important with regard to the transmission of diseases to man and domestic animals, therefore knowledge of their association with the landscape structure is needed in land use planning. In course of the period from 2015 to 2017, there were recorded 109 individuals belonging to 15 species at 9 study sites (3 rural, 3 suburban, and 3 urban). We recorded a decrease in the average number of species in the direction of the suburban–urban–rural gradient. The number of individuals decreased in the rural–urban–suburban gradient. Eudominant species Clethrionomys glareolus (D = 20.2%), Microtus arvalis (13.8%), and Sorex araneus (19.3%) preferred the close links between the terms of the rural landscape, while Apodemus agrarius (D = 11.9%) and Sorex minutus (D = 11.0%) preferred the close links between the terms of the urban landscape. |
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Langraf, Vladimír Krumpálová, Zuzana Petrovičová, Kornélia Poláčiková, Zuzana Ambros, Michal Schlarmannová, Janka Distribution of Small Mammals (Eulipotyphla, Rodentia) in the Gradient Direction Urban–Suburban–Rural of Central Slovakia |
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Langraf, Vladimír Krumpálová, Zuzana Petrovičová, Kornélia Poláčiková, Zuzana Ambros, Michal Schlarmannová, Janka |
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Langraf, Vladimír |
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Distribution of Small Mammals (Eulipotyphla, Rodentia) in the Gradient Direction Urban–Suburban–Rural of Central Slovakia |
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Distribution of Small Mammals (Eulipotyphla, Rodentia) in the Gradient Direction Urban–Suburban–Rural of Central Slovakia |
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Distribution of Small Mammals (Eulipotyphla, Rodentia) in the Gradient Direction Urban–Suburban–Rural of Central Slovakia |
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Distribution of Small Mammals (Eulipotyphla, Rodentia) in the Gradient Direction Urban–Suburban–Rural of Central Slovakia |
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Distribution of Small Mammals (Eulipotyphla, Rodentia) in the Gradient Direction Urban–Suburban–Rural of Central Slovakia |
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distribution of small mammals (eulipotyphla, rodentia) in the gradient direction urban–suburban–rural of central slovakia |
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