Temporal and between-site variation in helminth communities of bank voles (Myodes glareolus) from N.E. Poland. 2. The infracommunity level

The relative importance of temporal and spatial effects was assessed in helminth communities of bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in 3 woodland sites in N.E. Poland in the late summers of 1999 and 2002. Among common species the rank order of sites in relation to prevalence and abundance of infection was...

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Published in:Parasitology 2008-07, Vol.135 (8), p.999-1018
Main Authors: BEHNKE, J. M., BAJER, A., HARRIS, P. D., NEWINGTON, L., PIDGEON, E., ROWLANDS, G., SHERIFF, C., KULIŚ-MALKOWSKA, K., SIńSKI, E., GILBERT, F. S., BARNARD, C. J.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Arvicolinae - parasitology
bank voles
Biodiversity
Biological and medical sciences
cestodes
Clethrionomys
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
General aspects and techniques. Study of several systematic groups. Models
Geography
helminths
Helminths - physiology
infracommunities
Invertebrates
Male
Myodes
Myodes glareolus
Nemathelminthia. Plathelmintha
nematodes
Poland
Population Density
Population Dynamics
Rare species
site-specific parasite variation
Species diversity
Species richness
Statistical models
Time Factors
Woodlands
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Summary:The relative importance of temporal and spatial effects was assessed in helminth communities of bank voles (Myodes glareolus) in 3 woodland sites in N.E. Poland in the late summers of 1999 and 2002. Among common species the rank order of sites in relation to prevalence and abundance of infection was maintained between surveys. Site effects accounted for most of the deviance (in statistical models), and time was less important, so the exact location from which voles were sampled was of critical importance. The only exception was Syphacia petrusewiczi. In contrast, for derived measures such as species richness and diversity, most deviance was accounted for by host age, and the interaction between site and year was significant, implying that rank order of sites changed between years. Temporal effects on derived measures were generated primarily by a combination of relatively small changes in prevalence and abundance of the common, rather than the rare, species between the years of the study. In the medium-term, therefore, helminth communities of bank voles in N.E. Poland had a stable core, suggesting a substantial strong element of predictability.
ISSN:0031-1820
1469-8161
DOI:10.1017/S0031182008004484