Abundance of Apodemus spp. varies by stand age in coppice-originated oak forest, Thrace, Turkey

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dc.creatorAkif Keten
dc.creatorVedat Beskardes
dc.creatorEnder Makineci
dc.creatorMeriç Kumbasli
dc.creatorJames T Anderson
dc.date2016
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:37:18Z
dc.descriptionRecently, oak ( Quercus spp.) management strategies in Turkey have transitioned from predominantly coppice-regeneration to seed regeneration. However, impacts of this change on the small mammal community is unknown. To address this issue we evaluated abundance of Apodemus spp. (Rodentia, Muridae) in relation to stand age and forest characteristics in the northern Thrace, Turkey. We sampled 43 plots using box-style live traps. A total of 75 individuals (0.125 ± 0.013 mice/trap nights) was captured. Apodemus flavicollis (n = 69) was the most abundant, although A. agrarius (1) and A. sylvaticus (4) also occurred. Apodemus spp. abundance was superior in older than in younger stands ( P = 0.038). The number of specimens was positively related to diameter at breast height (DBH) (y = 0.18 + 0.015x, R 2 = 0.21) and forest floor mass (y = 0.005 + 0.00005x, R 2 = 0.22). Increasing the amount of forest floor mass and mast production will benefit the population of Apodemus spp. Abandonment of the coppice management on oak forests in Thrace may positively affect the local abundance of Apodemus spp., particularly A. flavicollis.
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dc.identifier0304-8799
dc.identifierhttps://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=173148403021
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/420649
dc.languageen
dc.publisherUniversidad Austral de Chile
dc.relationhttp://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=1731
dc.rightsBosque
dc.sourceBosque (Chile) Num.2 Vol.37
dc.subjectAgrociencias
dc.titleAbundance of Apodemus spp. varies by stand age in coppice-originated oak forest, Thrace, Turkey
dc.typeartículo científico

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