Clethrionomys

Haukisalmi and Henttonen [154] found that precipitation in early summer was the most important factor affecting the prevalence of common nematodes and cestodes in Clethrionomys voles in Finnish Lapland.

Effects of changes in climate and UV radiation levels on structure of arctic ecosystems in the short and long term 2009

Thus, the dynamics and assemblages of vertebrate predators in arctic tundra are almost entirely based on lemmings and other small rodent species (Microtus spp. and Clethrionomys spp. [77]), while lemmings and small rodents consume more plant biomass than other herbivores.

Effects of changes in climate and UV radiation levels on structure of arctic ecosystems in the short and long term 2009

Long-term dynamics of the bank vole Clethrionomys glareolus at Pallasjarvi, northern Finnish taiga.

Effects of changes in climate and UV radiation levels on structure of arctic ecosystems in the short and long term 2009

Figure 7.13 illustrates changes since the beginning of the 1990s in populations of the formerly cyclic and numerically dominant grey-sided vole ( '' Clethrionomys rufocanus '') and other vole species.

Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation 2009

Thus, the dynamics and assemblages of vertebrate predators in arctic tundra are almost entirely based on lemmings and other small rodent species (Microtus spp. and Clethrionomys spp.), while lemmings and small rodents consume more plant biomass than other herbivores.

Arctic environments north of the treeline 2009

Voles (Microtus and Clethrionomys spp.) are likely to become more abundant than lemmings in some low-arctic tundra habitats and forest tundra [96].

Effects of changes in climate and UV radiation levels on structure of arctic ecosystems in the short and long term 2009

The Norway lemming and Microtus voles also have lower peak abundances, and the small rodent community is currently dominated by the relatively more stable red-backed vole (Clethrionomys rutilus).

Effects of changes in climate and UV radiation levels on structure of arctic ecosystems in the short and long term 2009

Small mammals such as shrews (Sorex spp.), voles (Microtus, Clethrionomys spp.), and lemmings with relatively large heat losses due to a high surface-to-volume ratio stay in the subnivean space (a cavity below the snow) where they are protected from low temperatures during the winter.

General characteristics of arctic species and their adaptations in the context of changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation levels 2009

Genetic diversity of Clethrionomys glareolus populations from highly contaminated sites in the Chernobyl region, Ukraine.

Environmental effects of the Chernobyl accident 2008

We study the mutation rate of Clethrionomys glareolus, whom you'll meet, and sample the dose rates of cesium and strontium from a variety of mammals.

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