Responses of Arvicola terrestris scherman populations to agricultural practices, and to Talpa europaea abundance in eastern France

International audience The impact of farming practices (fertilization, mowing, grazing, ploughing, etc.) on Arvicola terrestris scherman population dynamics was investigated using index methods during the increase and the high density phase of a population cycle taking into account Talpa europaea po...

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Published in:Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
Main Authors: Morilhat, Céline, Bernard, Nadine, Bournais, Corentin, Meyer, Caroline, Lamboley, Christophe, Giraudoux, Patrick
Other Authors: Laboratoire Chrono-environnement - CNRS - UBFC (UMR 6249) (LCE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Franche-Comté (UFC), Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté COMUE (UBFC)-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté COMUE (UBFC)
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: HAL CCSD 2007
Subjects:
COMMON VOLES
FARMING PRACTICES
SMALL MAMMAL COMMUNITIES
VOLE MICROTUS-ARVALIS
LANDSCAPE
DYNAMICS
DENSITY
GRASSLAND
CYCLES
DAMAGE
envir
hist
Microtus arvalis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2007.02.005
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00342526
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Summary:International audience The impact of farming practices (fertilization, mowing, grazing, ploughing, etc.) on Arvicola terrestris scherman population dynamics was investigated using index methods during the increase and the high density phase of a population cycle taking into account Talpa europaea population abundance. Farming practices significantly impacted A. terrestris populations. More intensive production indicators such as organic fertilisation and mowing correlated with the early growth of vole population. In contrast, disturbances such as grazing and soil cultivation correlated with lower vole population abundance during the high density phase. Furthermore, this study indicates that A. terrestris population dynamics patterns was governed by multifactorial processes. The way those results may help to rethink population outbreak control through farming practices complementary to other methods is discussed. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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