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The population dynamics of small mammals living in set‐aside and surrounding semi‐natural and crop land
Author(s) -
Rogers L. M.,
Gorman M. L.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02724.x
Subject(s) - biology , vole , productivity , ecology , habitat , set aside , population , crop , population density , demography , sociology , economics , macroeconomics
Small mammals were found on set‐aside and surrounding farmland. Wood mice showed a different pattern of demography at two sites, with higher densities, greater survival, heavier weights and longer breeding seasons at Aldroughty than at Newburgh. These differences were thought to be due to a difference in habitat productivity at the two sites. Field voles showed less of a difference in population dynamics between the two sites, and both species of vole maintained populations at low densities.