Landscape Ecology vol. 11 no. 5 pp (1996)

• Main Authors: Spb Academic Publishing, P. Delattre, P. Giraudoux, J. Baudry, J. P. Qucrc, E. Fichet
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: landscape structure; fluctuation; population dynamics; Microtus awalis; Common vole
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.11.1214; http://landscape.forest.wisc.edu/landscapeecology/articles/v11i05p279.pdf

This paper aims to answer the following question: are the fluctuations of abundance of Common Vole tus specific to different types of landscapes? The research was carried out in landscapes where grassland was dominant. The sampling method was based upon partition in both landscape types and landscape units. of vole indices was used to evaluate their relative abundance. Six landscape transects were sampled during two successive years. Results show that population variation and diffusion of demographic states are closely related to landscape types. The possible causes of this are discussed. The landscape units can be used global variables to assess outbreak risk and landscape design can be used to prevent them. 1.