ANTHROPOGENIC TRANSFORMATION OF THE FAUNA OF SMALL MAMMALS IN NORTHERN PART OF ROSTOV-ON-DON DISTRICT

Authors
SHILOVA SA KALININ AA SHCHIPANOV NA SAVINETSKAYA LE OLEYNICHENKO VY
Citation
Sa. Shilova et al., ANTHROPOGENIC TRANSFORMATION OF THE FAUNA OF SMALL MAMMALS IN NORTHERN PART OF ROSTOV-ON-DON DISTRICT, Zoologiceskij zurnal, 73(3), 1994, pp. 98-103
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology
Journal title
Zoologiceskij zurnal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00445134
Volume
73
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
98 - 103
Database
ISI
SICI code
0044-5134(1994)73:3<98:ATOTFO>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
The fauna and distribution of rodents and insect-eating mammals was st udied in different habitals of Rostov-on-Don district near Chertkovo. The islands of natural feather-grass steppe are revealed to be too sma ll for preservation of the steppe faunal associations of small mammals . Common vole, field mouse and common shrew (the species common for ag ricultural lands in temperate zone) were the most abundant In all stud ied biotopes except the silvan ones where dominate bank vole and yello w-necked mouse.