Factors associated with the colonization of agricultural areas by common voles Microtus arvalis in NW Spain
The common vole, considered a rodent pest when overabundant in agricultural areas, was traditionally absent from the agricultural plains of Castilla-y-León, NW Spain. However, it rapidly invaded ca. 50.000 km2 of agricultural land, where regular outbreaks have caused crop damages and conflict with f...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/141862 2024-02-11T10:02:58+01:00 Factors associated with the colonization of agricultural areas by common voles Microtus arvalis in NW Spain Jareño, Daniel Viñuela, Javier Luque-Larena, Juan José Arroyo, Leticia Arroyo, Beatriz Mougeot, François Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España) Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España) European Commission 2015 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/141862 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-015-0877-4 https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003339 https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 unknown Springer Postprint https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-015-0877-4 Sí doi:10.1007/s10530-015-0877-4 issn: 1387-3547 e-issn: 1573-1464 Biological Invasions 17(8): 2315-2327 (2015) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/141862 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003339 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 open Livestock Range expansions Climate change Land use Irrigation Alfalfa Distribution Outbreaks artículo http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 2015 ftcsic https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-015-0877-410.13039/50110000332910.13039/50110000333910.13039/501100000780 2024-01-16T10:19:30Z The common vole, considered a rodent pest when overabundant in agricultural areas, was traditionally absent from the agricultural plains of Castilla-y-León, NW Spain. However, it rapidly invaded ca. 50.000 km2 of agricultural land, where regular outbreaks have caused crop damages and conflict with farmers. To better understand the factors that triggered this massive invasion of previously unoccupied habitats, we studied the associations between the common vole range expansion and changes in climate and land uses in the region since the 1970s. We found long-term trends in climate, with some changes that could have helped the range expansion (increased fall precipitation and winter temperature) and other changes that may have impaired it (reduced summer precipitation and increased summer temperatures). Dramatic changes in land use also took place prior to and during the invasion period (marked increases in irrigated and green herbaceous crops such as alfalfa, which are preferred habitats for voles). We found strong associations between changes in vole distribution and the extent of green crops (irrigated crops and alfalfa) at regional level. The colonization probability of a given agrarian county increased with the extent of green crops, particularly so when vole presence in neighbouring counties was lower, and tended to decrease with increasing livestock abundance. Land use changes, especially increases in irrigated crops and alfalfa, appear to be amongst the main drivers behind the vole range expansion. We discuss these findings in relation to the social conflicts and management challenges that arose from the recent invasion of agricultural areas by crop-damaging common voles. Funding was from the ECOCYCLES project (BIODIVERSA. ERA-net project, European Union´s 6th Framework Programme for Research); PhD grant JAE-Predoc, from the CSIC, jointly funded by the European Social Fund to DJ. This study also contributes to projects ECOVOLE (CGL2012-35348) and TOPILLAZO (CGL2011-30274/BOS) funded by the Ministerio de ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Common vole Microtus arvalis Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) Biological Invasions 17 8 2315 2327 |
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Livestock Range expansions Climate change Land use Irrigation Alfalfa Distribution Outbreaks Jareño, Daniel Viñuela, Javier Luque-Larena, Juan José Arroyo, Leticia Arroyo, Beatriz Mougeot, François Factors associated with the colonization of agricultural areas by common voles Microtus arvalis in NW Spain |
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The common vole, considered a rodent pest when overabundant in agricultural areas, was traditionally absent from the agricultural plains of Castilla-y-León, NW Spain. However, it rapidly invaded ca. 50.000 km2 of agricultural land, where regular outbreaks have caused crop damages and conflict with farmers. To better understand the factors that triggered this massive invasion of previously unoccupied habitats, we studied the associations between the common vole range expansion and changes in climate and land uses in the region since the 1970s. We found long-term trends in climate, with some changes that could have helped the range expansion (increased fall precipitation and winter temperature) and other changes that may have impaired it (reduced summer precipitation and increased summer temperatures). Dramatic changes in land use also took place prior to and during the invasion period (marked increases in irrigated and green herbaceous crops such as alfalfa, which are preferred habitats for voles). We found strong associations between changes in vole distribution and the extent of green crops (irrigated crops and alfalfa) at regional level. The colonization probability of a given agrarian county increased with the extent of green crops, particularly so when vole presence in neighbouring counties was lower, and tended to decrease with increasing livestock abundance. Land use changes, especially increases in irrigated crops and alfalfa, appear to be amongst the main drivers behind the vole range expansion. We discuss these findings in relation to the social conflicts and management challenges that arose from the recent invasion of agricultural areas by crop-damaging common voles. Funding was from the ECOCYCLES project (BIODIVERSA. ERA-net project, European Union´s 6th Framework Programme for Research); PhD grant JAE-Predoc, from the CSIC, jointly funded by the European Social Fund to DJ. This study also contributes to projects ECOVOLE (CGL2012-35348) and TOPILLAZO (CGL2011-30274/BOS) funded by the Ministerio de ... |
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Factors associated with the colonization of agricultural areas by common voles Microtus arvalis in NW Spain |
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Factors associated with the colonization of agricultural areas by common voles Microtus arvalis in NW Spain |
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Factors associated with the colonization of agricultural areas by common voles Microtus arvalis in NW Spain |
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Factors associated with the colonization of agricultural areas by common voles Microtus arvalis in NW Spain |
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Factors associated with the colonization of agricultural areas by common voles Microtus arvalis in NW Spain |
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factors associated with the colonization of agricultural areas by common voles microtus arvalis in nw spain |
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