Population cycles and outbreaks of small rodents: ten essential questions we still need to solve
| Autor: | Joannes Van Cann, Bram Vanden Broecke, Hannu Ylönen, Marko Haapakoski, Janne Sundell, Kaja Johnsen, Osmo Rätti, Nicolas Lecomte, Otso Huitu, Fraucke Ecke, Juan José Luque-Larena, Harry P. Andreassen, Magne Neby, Herwig Leirs, Heikki Henttonen, Jens Jacob, Esa Koskela, Joachim Mariën, Grant R. Singleton, Stefan Halle, Thorbjörn Sievert |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
mice Lemmings lemmings jyrsijät Ecology (disciplines) Population Density dependence Biology 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences phase dependence Mice education Southern Hemisphere Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Rodent populations Concepts Reviews and Syntheses Generality education.field_of_study sopulit Ecology 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Voles myyrät Outbreak hiiret Phase dependence populaatiodynamiikka Chemistry density dependence Population cycle kannanvaihtelut voles VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480 |
| Zdroj: | Oecologia |
| ISSN: | 1432-1939 0029-8549 |
| Popis: | Most small rodent populations in the world have fascinating population dynamics. In the northern hemisphere, voles and lemmings tend to show population cycles with regular fluctuations in numbers. In the southern hemisphere, small rodents tend to have large amplitude outbreaks with less regular intervals. In the light of vast research and debate over almost a century, we here discuss the driving forces of these different rodent population dynamics. We highlight ten questions directly related to the various characteristics of relevant populations and ecosystems that still need to be answered. This overview is not intended as a complete list of questions but rather focuses on the most important issues that are essential for understanding the generality of small rodent population dynamics. |
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