The 28-year abundance and biomass dynamics of the little ground squirrel (Spermophilus pygmaeus Pall., 1778) in the pasture ecosystems of Kalmykia
| Autor: | S. A. Shilova, L. E. Savinetskaya, V. V. Neronov |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
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Global and Planetary Change education.field_of_study geography Biomass (ecology) geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology biology Steppe Spermophilus Population Soil Science biology.organism_classification Abundance (ecology) biology.animal Little ground squirrel Ecosystem education Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| Zdroj: | Arid Ecosystems. 1:177-183 |
| ISSN: | 2079-0988 2079-0961 |
| DOI: | 10.1134/s2079096111030103 |
| Popis: | The progression of tall-grass steppes has caused a consequent reduction in the abundance of the little ground squirrel. By the beginning of this century, its population had fallen to zero and was not compensated by other rodent species’ biomass. The little ground squirrel is a biocenotically valuable species for a semidesert terrain, since it participates in the latter’s pedogenesis and is a food source for the steppe eagle. Thus, its disappearance would threaten to significantly disturb the structure of the biocenosis. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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