L. Hlôška, M. Saniga, G. Chovancová, B. Chovancová, Zuzana Homolová
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Abstract
Abstract In 2005–2016, we investigated a secondary succession of small mammal communities in forest ecosystems in High Tatras (Slovakia) disturbed by windstorm and fire. This long-term ecological study confirmed the occurrence of significant temporal and spatial changes in species composition and number of dominant small mammal species. A comparison between disturbed and undisturbed plots indicated notable differences in species richness and abundance. The gradations of dominant small mammal species in disturbed habitats were asynchronous and showed a wider range of amplitude than in the undisturbed plots. An analysis of the temporal and spatial changes in the structure of small mammal communities in relation to selected environmental gradients confirmed the statistically significant effect of secondary succession on species composition, abundance, and exchange in forest ecosystems in the High Tatra Mountains following a disturbance.
Folia OecologicaAgricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
CiteScore
2.50
自引率
15.40%
发文量
12
审稿时长
38 weeks
期刊介绍：
Folia oecologica is a continuation of the journal Folia dendrologica published in the years 1974 - 1997. Folia oecologica is an international scientific journal. It has published original scientific works in the field of ecology oriented toward forest ecosystems, natural and urbanized environments, plants and animals.
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