Andreassen, Harry P. and Sundell, Janne and Ecke, Frauke and Halle, Stefan and Haapakoski, Marko and Henttonen, Heikki and Huitu, Otso and Jacob, Jens and Johnsen, Kaja and Koskela, Esa and Luque-Larena, Juan Jose and Lecomte, Nicolas and Leirs, Herwig and Marien, Joachim and Neby, Magne and Ratti, Osmo and Sievert, Thorbjorn and Singleton, Grant R. and van Cann, Joannes and Vanden Broecke, Bram and Ylonen, Hannu
(2021).
Population cycles and outbreaks of small rodents: ten essential questions we still need to solve.
Oecologia. 195
, 601-622
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Most small rodent populations in the world have fascinating population dynamics. In the northern hemisphere, voles and lemmings tend to show population cycles with regular fluctuations in numbers. In the southern hemisphere, small rodents tend to have large amplitude outbreaks with less regular intervals. In the light of vast research and debate over almost a century, we here discuss the driving forces of these different rodent population dynamics. We highlight ten questions directly related to the various characteristics of relevant populations and ecosystems that still need to be answered. This overview is not intended as a complete list of questions but rather focuses on the most important issues that are essential for understanding the generality of small rodent population dynamics.
| Authors/Creators: | Andreassen, Harry P. and Sundell, Janne and Ecke, Frauke and Halle, Stefan and Haapakoski, Marko and Henttonen, Heikki and Huitu, Otso and Jacob, Jens and Johnsen, Kaja and Koskela, Esa and Luque-Larena, Juan Jose and Lecomte, Nicolas and Leirs, Herwig and Marien, Joachim and Neby, Magne and Ratti, Osmo and Sievert, Thorbjorn and Singleton, Grant R. and van Cann, Joannes and Vanden Broecke, Bram and Ylonen, Hannu | ||||||
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| Title: | Population cycles and outbreaks of small rodents: ten essential questions we still need to solve | ||||||
| Series Name/Journal: | Oecologia | ||||||
| Year of publishing : | 2021 | ||||||
| Volume: | 195 | ||||||
| Page range: | 601-622 | ||||||
| Number of Pages: | 22 | ||||||
| Publisher: | SPRINGER | ||||||
| ISSN: | 0029-8549 | ||||||
| Language: | English | ||||||
| Publication Type: | Article Review/Survey | ||||||
| Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed | ||||||
| Version: | Published version | ||||||
| Copyright: | Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0 | ||||||
| Full Text Status: | Public | ||||||
| Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 1 Natural sciences > 106 Biological Sciences (Medical to be 3 and Agricultural to be 4) > Ecology | ||||||
| Keywords: | Density dependence, Phase dependence, Voles, Mice, Lemmings | ||||||
| URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-110273 | ||||||
| Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-p-110273 | ||||||
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| ID Code: | 22961 | ||||||
| Faculty: | S - Faculty of Forest Sciences | ||||||
| Department: | (S) > Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies | ||||||
| Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector | ||||||
| Deposited On: | 07 Apr 2021 09:03 | ||||||
| Metadata Last Modified: | 07 Apr 2021 09:11 |
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