Species diversity and distribution pattern of non-volant small mammals along the elevational gradient on eastern slope of Gongga Mountain

The study of the species composition and biotope preferences of small mammals around Kolomak had been carried out for four years (2017–2020). During the study period, 9 species of mouse-like rodents and 3 species of insectivores were found. No Cricetulus migratorius, Terricola subterraneus or Microtus oeconomus were found from the theoretically expected species already known for this area. Around Kolomak, 11 biotopes were investigated, including maple-linden oak forest, agrocenoses, dry and flooded meadows, which are located along the banks of a pond and in a gully-ravine system. The first year of research was in a year of high abundance (2017), and then 9 species were immediately discovered, but species with small abundance, such as Crocidura suaveolens, Sorex minutus, and Micromys minutus, were found in years with a small relative abundance of small mammals. Myodes glareolus, Sylvaemus tauricus and Sylvaemus uralensis are dominant species in the captures. According to the trapping results, 2017 was the year of high relative abundance of small mammals, 2018 was the year of the lowest relative abundance, 2019 and 2020 were years with an average relative abundance. During the study period, 6 species were identified in forest biotopes (Apodemus agrarius, Sylvaemus tauricus, Sylvaemus uralensis, Myodes glareolus, Sorex araneus, and Dryomys nitedula). In ecotones with floodplain biotopes, 8 species were found (Apodemus agrarius, Sylvaemus sylvaticus, Sylvaemus uralensis, Mus musculus, Micromys minutus, Myodes glareolus, and Sorex araneus). Four species (Mus musculus, Sylvaemus sylvaticus, Sylvaemus uralensis, and Microtus levis) were discovered near human settlements. In general, biotopes with the greatest species diversity and number of caught individuals are ecotones of dry and floodplain meadows. In years of high abundance, both species diversity and the number of individuals caught in the oak forest and in ecotones near the pond increased. It should be noted that Myodes glareolus was caught in clear-cuts during the two years (2019-2020) only in the summer of 2020. Earlier, not a single specimen of this species was caught there, although there is a dense weed grass cover in this area and the shrub layer has also grown up in some places, and the clear-cut is surrounded by oak forest.

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Diversity, distribution and changes in communities of fleas on small mammals along the elevational gradient from the Pannonian Plain to the Carpathian Mountains

Parasitology ◽

10.1017/s0031182020002024 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-11

Author(s):

Ivan Baláž ◽

Michal Ševčík ◽

Filip Tulis ◽

Martina Zigová ◽

Alexander Dudich

Keyword(s):

Small Mammals ◽

Elevational Gradient ◽

Causal Chain ◽

Flea Species ◽

High Altitudes ◽

Spatial Change ◽

Diversity Gradient ◽

Pannonian Plain ◽

The Impact ◽

Unimodal Pattern

Abstract The causal chain of parasite–host–environment interactions, the so-called ‘dual parasite environment’, makes studying parasites more complicated than other wild organisms. A sample of 65 282 fleas taken from 336 different locations were analysed for changes in the distribution, diversity and compensation of flea communities found on small mammals along an elevational diversity gradient ranging from the Pannonian Plain to the base of the Carpathian summits. The fleas were divided into four groups, which were derived from changes in abundance and occurrence determined from cluster analysis. They are (1) flea species whose range seems unrelated to any change in elevation; (2) species that avoid high altitudes; (3) a group that can be subdivided into two types: (i) host-specific fleas and (ii) mountains species and (4) species opting for high altitudes on the gradient or preferring lower to middle elevations below 1000 m. Our study showed a unimodal pattern of flea diversity along the elevational gradient. It indicated that seasonality significantly conditions changes in biodiversity and patterns of spatial change along the elevational gradient, with specific flea species influenced by their host, while the impact of environmental conditions is more pronounced in opportunistic flea species.

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Distribution pattern of Tugai forests species diversity and their relationship to environmental factors in an arid area of China

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0232907 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (5) ◽

pp. e0232907

Author(s):

Yong Zeng ◽

Chengyi Zhao ◽

Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz ◽

Guanghui Lv

Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

Environmental Factors ◽

Distribution Pattern ◽

Arid Area

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Diversity, distribution and changes in communities of fleas on small mammals along the elevational gradient from the Pannonian Plain to the Carpathian Mountains – CORRIGENDUM

Parasitology ◽

10.1017/s0031182021000081 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 148 (5) ◽

pp. 637-637

Author(s):

Ivan Baláž ◽

Michal Ševčík ◽

Filip Tulis ◽

Martina Zigová ◽

Alexander Dudich

Keyword(s):

Small Mammals ◽

Elevational Gradient ◽

Carpathian Mountains ◽

Pannonian Plain

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Diversity of Small Mammals in the Pacific Coastal Desert of Peru and Chile and in the Adjacent Andean Area - Biogeography and Community Structure

Australian Journal of Zoology ◽

10.1071/zo9940527 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 42 (4) ◽

pp. 527 ◽

Cited By ~ 22

Author(s):

PA Marquet

Keyword(s):

Community Structure ◽

Species Diversity ◽

Small Mammals ◽

Large Scale ◽

Regional Scale ◽

Desert Area ◽

Evolutionary Processes ◽

Coastal Desert ◽

The Pacific ◽

Similarities And Differences

Species diversity patterns of small mammals (sigmodontine rodents) in the Chilean-Peruvian Pacific coastal desert and adjacent Andean area (Puna) were analysed by means of latitudinal and altitudinal transects. The statistical analyses of the patterns show: (1) a wide variation in latitudinal species diversity, with a peak in the region where the Puna reaches its greatest areal extent; (2) the differentiation of at least four groups of distinct faunal elements resulting from the interaction of large-scale biogeographic, geological and evolutionary processes; (3) a positive correlation between species richness and altitude for the altitudinal transects located within the Pacific coastal desert area and Puna; and (4) a highly individualistic pattern of community structure at a regional scale. These results are discussed considering biogeographic, palaeoclimatic and evolutionary processes, such as the establishment of the Pacific coastal desert, and the existence of a major centre of species diversification in the Puna area. Similarities and differences between these community-level patterns and those in North American deserts are discussed.

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Habitat associations of small mammals in the foothills of the Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa

Mammalia ◽

10.1515/mammalia-2016-0130 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 82 (2) ◽

pp. 144-152 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Felicity Nonsimiso Simelane ◽

Themb’alilahlwa A.M. Mahlaba ◽

Julie Teresa Shapiro ◽

Duncan MacFadyen ◽

Ara Monadjem

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Species Richness ◽

Species Diversity ◽

Species Composition ◽

Small Mammals ◽

Habitat Associations ◽

Riparian Habitat ◽

Golden Mole ◽

Rocky Outcrops ◽

Indigenous Forest

Abstract Mountains provide important habitats for many species and often have high levels of biodiversity and endemism. Habitat associations of terrestrial small mammals were investigated at Wakefield Farm at the foothills of the Drakensberg Mountains, South Africa from July 2015 to January 2016. Sherman live traps were used to capture small mammals on 35 grids in six different habitats. A total of 472 individuals, from 14 species, were recorded, comprising: 10 rodents, three shrews and one golden mole. Species diversity differed across habitats and seasons. The riparian habitat had the highest species richness, diversity and abundance of small mammals. Species composition also differed across habitats with the indigenous forest and rocky outcrops supporting the most distinct assemblages.

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Diversity of Wild Bees along Elevational Gradient in an Agricultural Area in Central Java, Indonesia

Psyche A Journal of Entomology ◽

10.1155/2017/2968414 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2017 ◽

pp. 1-5 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Imam Widhiono ◽

Eming Sudiana ◽

Darsono Darsono

Keyword(s):

Species Diversity ◽

Diversity Index ◽

Elevational Gradient ◽

High Elevation ◽

Agricultural Area ◽

Wild Bees ◽

Central Java ◽

Wiener Diversity Index ◽

Pollinator Community ◽

Study Sites

Increases in mean temperature affect the diversity and abundance of wild bees in agricultural ecosystems. Pollinator community composition is expected to change along an elevational gradient due to differences in the daily ambient temperature. This study investigated the diversity and abundance of wild bees in an agricultural area along an elevational gradient in Central Java, Indonesia. Wild bees were collected using a sweep net in 40 green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) cultivation sampling locations at seven different elevations (8, 108, 224, 424, 644, 893, and 1017 m above sea level). Species diversity was determined using the Shannon–Wiener diversity index. We identified 932 individuals from 8 species of wild bee belonging to 3 families. The family Apidae was predominant, with 6 species, while only 1 species was found from each of Megachilidae and Halictidae. Across the study sites, diversity increased with increasing elevation (H′= 1.4,D= 0.25, andE= 0.78 at low elevation toH′= 2.04,D= 0.13, andE= 0.96 at high elevation), and higher numbers of species were found at middle and high elevations. Species richness and abundance increased linearly with increasing elevation, and species diversity was highest at middle elevations.

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