Cycles and travelling waves in rodent dynamics: a comparison

• Autorzy: Hansson L.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Rodent dynamics was once equated with 3-4 year cycles but is now understood to be many-facetted. In a typology of dynamics, including stable and resource-driven popu­lations, extensive cycles and travelling waves appear to have many features in common. They differ mainly in the spatial extent of the cycles or waves. Both types of dynamics demonstrate lag phases. Lagged dynamics may be caused by several agents but specialist and nomadic predators are particularly evaluated in this treatise. The main conclusion is that present understanding of predator effects is limited and partly contradictory. The understanding of local dynamics, on a km -scale, might be facilitated by considering most rodent populations as partially subdivided with patches, on a hectare-scale, dif­fering in quality and release of dispersers; an overflow to suboptimal patches (a 'mass effect') may emerge at fairly unlimited immigration. Dynamics may vary along several gradients, and spatially and temporally limited studies may only catch fragments of extensive population changes. Detailed local studies have to be complemented with extensive monitoring of dynamics.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

lag effect; predation; travelling wave; rodent; cycle; dynamics

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Theriologica. Supplement
• Rocznik: 2002
• Tom: 47
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.9-22,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Hansson L.

• Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden

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