Seasonal and multiannual dynamics of rodent species number under the influence of climate factors and anthropic modifications

• Published in: Sustainable use and protection of animal world in the context of climate change
• Main Authors: Sîtnic, V.L., Sytnic, V., Сытник, В., Nistreanu, V.B., Nistreanu, В.Б., Larion, A.F., Ларион, А.Ф., Caraman, N.C., Караман, Н.К., Caldari, V., Калдари, В.В.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Microtus arvalis
• Online Access: https://ibn.idsi.md/vizualizare_articol/138933; https://doi.org/10.53937/icz10.2021.60

The research was carried out in agricultural experiment stations in the central area of the Republic of Moldova during a period of 35 years. It was determined that cyclic oscillations with an interval of 3-4 years are not typical of Microtus arvalis, as can be seen in other parts of the area. Intense anthropogenic influence determines the type of numerical dynamics. A certain periodicity is observed in the species Mus spicilegus, but during the last 30 years the dynamics has become acyclic. In the populations of the species Apodemus sylvaticus there was a more pronounced periodicity of the oscillation of the herd, once every two years.