Vv. Neronov et al., SPATIAL-DISTRIBUTION OF RODENTS UNDER CONDITIONS OF ANTHROPOGENIC DYNAMICS OF VEGETATION IN THE SOUTH OF KALMYKIA, Russian journal of ecology, 28(5), 1997, pp. 328-334
The spatial organization of a rodent community in terms of its depende
nce on the structure of vegetation was studied in 1995 in the southwes
t of Chernye Zemli, Kalmykia. Mapping of vegetation and determination
of the spatial distribution of rodents by the recapture method were pe
rformed on three key plots. The vegetation was arranged in digression-
demutation series using dominant and determinant analyses. The existen
ce of strong and significant correlations between the spatial organiza
tion of rodent populations and the dynamics of vegetation was demonstr
ated.