Is the heart of Fennoscandian rodent cycle still beating? A 14‐year study of small mammals and Tengmalm's owls in northern Norway

• Published in: Ecography
• Main Authors: Strann, Karl‐Birger, Yoccoz, Nigel G., Ims, Rolf A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2002
• Subjects: Fennoscandia; Fennoscandian; Kilpisjärvi; North Finland; North Norway; Northern Norway; Troms
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0587.2002.250109.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1034%2Fj.1600-0587.2002.250109.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1034/j.1600-0587.2002.250109.x

Analyses of spatial and temporal patterns of the small mammal cycle in Fennoscandia have led to two main conclusions: a south‐north geographical gradient in the strength of density dependence and period length, and a change in temporal dynamics with less clear periodicity and lower amplitude of fluc...