“Living on the edge” : the role of field margins for common vole (Microtus arvalis) populations in recently colonised Mediterranean farmland

Acknowledgments RRP was supported by a PhD-studentship from the University of Valladolid (co-funded by Banco Santander, RR 30/04/2014). Financial support was provided by ECOCYCLES (BIODIVERSA 2008, Era-net European project, EUI2008-03658 and NERC NE/G002045/1 to XL) and ECOVOLE projects (CGL2012-353...

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Published in:Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
Main Authors: Rodríguez-Pastor, Ruth, Luque-Larena, Juan Jose, Lambin, Xavier, Mougeot, Francois
Other Authors: University of Aberdeen.Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen.Environment and Food Security
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2016
Subjects:
GE
QL
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2164/7426
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2016.06.041
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Summary:Acknowledgments RRP was supported by a PhD-studentship from the University of Valladolid (co-funded by Banco Santander, RR 30/04/2014). Financial support was provided by ECOCYCLES (BIODIVERSA 2008, Era-net European project, EUI2008-03658 and NERC NE/G002045/1 to XL) and ECOVOLE projects (CGL2012-35348; Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad of Spain). The article also contributes to project ECOTULA (CGL2015-66962-C2-1-R). We held all the necessary licenses and permits for conducting this work (JJLL, FM and RRP held animal experimentation permits of level B for Spain, and a capture permit was provided by the Consejería de Fomento y Medio Ambiente, Junta de Castilla y León (Expte: EP/CYL/665/2014)). We thank two anonymous reviewers for providing and constructive comments to improve the manuscript. Peer reviewed