Cyclic Dynamics of a Boreal Southern Red-Backed Vole Population in Northwestern Quebec
In Fennoscandia, red-backed vole populations (Myodes spp.) often show regular fluctuations of abundance of 3- to 5-year periods. In contrast, only a few populations show evidence of cyclic fluctuations in North America. From 2001 to 2009, we livetrapped southern red-backed voles (Myodes gapperi) in...
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ftbioone:10.1093/jmammal/gyv062 2024-06-02T08:06:28+00:00 Cyclic Dynamics of a Boreal Southern Red-Backed Vole Population in Northwestern Quebec Dominique Fauteux Marianne Cheveau Louis Imbeau Pierre Drapeau Dominique Fauteux Marianne Cheveau Louis Imbeau Pierre Drapeau world 2015-06-01 text/HTML https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyv062 en eng American Society of Mammalogists doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyv062 All rights reserved. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyv062 Text 2015 ftbioone https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyv062 2024-05-07T00:55:29Z In Fennoscandia, red-backed vole populations (Myodes spp.) often show regular fluctuations of abundance of 3- to 5-year periods. In contrast, only a few populations show evidence of cyclic fluctuations in North America. From 2001 to 2009, we livetrapped southern red-backed voles (Myodes gapperi) in 3 mature jack pine and 3 mature black spruce forest stands in the Muskuchii hills region, Quebec, Canada. We found that their density fluctuated (up to 41-fold) with a cyclical pattern and 4-year periods. Our study is the first to demonstrate cyclic dynamics in a southern red-backed vole population found in the boreal forest of North America. Regular pulse of food or heavy predation may be responsible for the fluctuations of southern red-backed voles. Furthermore, vole cycles may help elucidate the factors driving the irruptions of owls in the boreal forest. Text Fennoscandia BioOne Online Journals Canada Journal of Mammalogy 96 3 573 578 |
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In Fennoscandia, red-backed vole populations (Myodes spp.) often show regular fluctuations of abundance of 3- to 5-year periods. In contrast, only a few populations show evidence of cyclic fluctuations in North America. From 2001 to 2009, we livetrapped southern red-backed voles (Myodes gapperi) in 3 mature jack pine and 3 mature black spruce forest stands in the Muskuchii hills region, Quebec, Canada. We found that their density fluctuated (up to 41-fold) with a cyclical pattern and 4-year periods. Our study is the first to demonstrate cyclic dynamics in a southern red-backed vole population found in the boreal forest of North America. Regular pulse of food or heavy predation may be responsible for the fluctuations of southern red-backed voles. Furthermore, vole cycles may help elucidate the factors driving the irruptions of owls in the boreal forest. |
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Dominique Fauteux Marianne Cheveau Louis Imbeau Pierre Drapeau |
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Cyclic Dynamics of a Boreal Southern Red-Backed Vole Population in Northwestern Quebec |
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Cyclic Dynamics of a Boreal Southern Red-Backed Vole Population in Northwestern Quebec |
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Cyclic Dynamics of a Boreal Southern Red-Backed Vole Population in Northwestern Quebec |
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Cyclic Dynamics of a Boreal Southern Red-Backed Vole Population in Northwestern Quebec |
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Cyclic Dynamics of a Boreal Southern Red-Backed Vole Population in Northwestern Quebec |
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cyclic dynamics of a boreal southern red-backed vole population in northwestern quebec |
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