New Data on the Small Mammals of the Kazakhskiy Melkosopochnik
Y. N. Litvinov, N. T. Erzhanov, N. V. Lopatina, T. Z. Abylkhasanov
Keywords: Kazakhskiy Melkosopochnik, forest-steppe, small mammals, rodents, insectivores, fauna, population, ecology, population, communities
Pages: 807-812
Abstract
Records of small mammals in the Kazakhskiy Melkosopochnik were carried out in spring and autumn of the year 2008. Comparatively low species diversity was revealed (10 species). The number of animals in four main clearly pronounced biotopes of the Bayanaul National Park is rather low, except for the dominant species in each biotope. Clear confinement of rodent and insectivore species to definite biotopes is characteristic of Kazakhskiy Melkosopochnik. The information indices of biodiversity of the community of small mammals are low, which is an evidence of the disturbed structure of the community.
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