Influence of roads on small rodents population in fragmented forest areas, South Korea

The road effect on small rodent population is investigated at 8 fragmented forest areas in the Baekdudaegan moun-tain range, South Korea in September 2001, We especially focused on the distribution and body condition of small rodents near the roads, Korean field mouse (Apodemus peninsulae) seems to...

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Published in:Journal of forestry research 2003-06, Vol.14 (2), p.155-158
Main Authors: Rhim, Shin-Jae, Lee, Chang-Bae, Hur, Wee-Haeng, Park, Youg-Su, Choi, Seo-Yoon, Piao, Renzhu, Lee, Woo-Shin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Forestry
Forests
Geographical distribution
Habitat fragmentation
Habitat preferences
Mice
Roads
Rodents
大林姬鼠
小型啮齿类动物
林区道路
片断化林区
黑线姬鼠
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Summary:The road effect on small rodent population is investigated at 8 fragmented forest areas in the Baekdudaegan moun-tain range, South Korea in September 2001, We especially focused on the distribution and body condition of small rodents near the roads, Korean field mouse (Apodemus peninsulae) seems to be more sensitive to the existence of a road than striped field mouse (Apodemus agradus), Korean field mouse prefers interior forest area to around road. Striped field mouse is a habitat generalist and has wide distributional range around road, but Korean field mouse is forest-inhabiting species and their distribu-tion is limited in forest area. These results suggest the effect of road is different on each small rodent species and their habitat preferences.
ISSN:1007-662X
1993-0607
DOI:10.1007/BF02856784