Rapid method for estimating local biodiversity of a community of small mammals

A new method is proposed for short-term capture and estimation of abundance of small mammals employing lines of modified traps. Test capture was undertaken on the shore of Teletskoe Lake in northwestern Altai. The proposed method allows rapid estimation of the biodiversity of small mammals community...

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Published in:Contemporary problems of ecology 2008-10, Vol.1 (5), p.596-602
Main Authors: Shchipanov, N. A., Litvinov, Yu. N., Sheftel, B. I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Ditches
Ecology
Insectivores
Life Sciences
Mammals
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Summary:A new method is proposed for short-term capture and estimation of abundance of small mammals employing lines of modified traps. Test capture was undertaken on the shore of Teletskoe Lake in northwestern Altai. The proposed method allows rapid estimation of the biodiversity of small mammals community. The test has proved that rodents-to-insectivores ratio of caught animals is closer to the results yielded by lines of ditches than by break-back traps. The method is less labor-consuming than the ditch trapping. The new trap is shown schematically and recommendations on its practical use are given.
ISSN:1995-4255
1995-4263
DOI:10.1134/S1995425508050147