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Long-term cyclic changes in the number of small land mammals depending on environmental conditions, and above all climate, leave many questions. The article presents the influence of climatic factors on the dynamics of the population of small mammals in one of the regions of the Middle Volga region - the Republic of Mordovia.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the dynamics of the population of small rodents and insectivores in comparison with climate change. Research methods: the study is based on material obtained using traditional catching methods. Results of the work and discussion: the influence of weather and climate conditions on population cycles of small mammals in the Republic of Mordovia was carried out in 2006-2023.
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In addition, small waves of small mammal numbers were identified, the intervals between peaks in which are from 3 to 4 years, expressed for some species. It was shown that in unfavorable years in terms of temperature and humidity (2010 and 2012), small mammals restored their population numbers by the end of the growing season due to the existing settlement zones and habitats near human settlements.
Alexey Andreychev
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This page is a summary of: СВЯЗЬ ЦИКЛОВ ЧИСЛЕННОСТИ МЕЛКИХ НАЗЕМНЫХ МЛЕКОПИТАЮЩИХ С КЛИМАТИЧЕСКИМИ УСЛОВИЯМИ (НА ПРИМЕРЕ РЕСПУБЛИКИ МОРДОВИЯ), Грозненский естественнонаучный бюллетень, June 2025, Academy of Sciences of the Chechen Republic,
DOI: 10.25744/genb.2025.1.39.001.
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