Open AccessThe vertebrates of the Øvre Heimdalen valley
Author(s) -
Lien Leif
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
ecography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.973
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1600-0587
pISSN - 0906-7590
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1978.tb00945.x
Subject(s) - fauna , ecology , shore , terrestrial ecosystem , ecosystem , geography , biology , fishery
The small mammals of the Øvre Heimdalen valley were assessed by snap‐trapping. Birds were surveyed in the shore zone of the lake. Numbers of domestic animals were collected from existing sources. These data are used in a discussion of the influence of the terrestrial fauna on the lake ecosystem. Aquatic production of food for terrestrial vertebrates, and the fertilizing effect of the terrestrial fauna are the main influences on the lake.