Population dynamics of tundra-living grey-sided voles

• Main Author: Ekerholm, Per
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Ekologi och geovetenskap 2003
• Subjects: Ecology; Population dynamics; Tundra; Grey-sided vole; Cycles; Vole specialist predators; Ekologi; Norway; Finnmarksvidda; Fennoscandia
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-187

This thesis deals with the dynamics of tundra living voles with emphasis on the most common one, the grey-sided vole (Clethrionomys rufocanus). The tundra area chosen for the study was Finnmarksvidda, a vast flatland in northernmost Norway. All small mammal herbivores in the area showed dramatic flu...