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2017 | 15 | 4 | 5-13

Article title

Which species of small mammals tolerate highly urbanized areas – the study in Warsaw agglomeration and surroundings

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PL
Które gatunki małych ssaków tolerują tereny silnie zurbanizowane – badania w aglomeracji warszawskiej i na terenach otaczających

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The degree of penetration of urban habitats by small terrestrial mammals was studied in Warsaw agglomeration and in adjacent areas up to 50 km from the city centre. Study material consisted of pellets of the tawny owl Strix aluco collected in 85 sites, which contained 15,152 remains of individuals of small mammals. The species that penetrated city agglomeration most intensively were: Apodemus agrarius, Mus musculus, Talpa europaea, Rattus norvegicus and Microtus subterraneus. Most central sites of these species were situated 1.3–2.3 km from the city centre. Microtus agrestis, Mustela nivalis, Arvicola amphibius, Neomys fodiens, Muscardinus avellanarius and Sicista betulina showed the lowest degree of penetration of an urban agglomeration (sites closest to the city centre: 8.2, 8.6, 8.6, 11.2, 17.8 and 20.2 km, respectively). Species, whose share among the owls’ prey decreased most with the distance from the city centre, were: A. agrarius and T. europaea. The reverse pattern was found for M. agrestis and M. avellanarius. Small terrestrial mammals are sensitive to the proceeding urbanization and the central part of Warsaw agglomeration is penetrated by only 1/3 of species of the local fauna.
PL
Celem pracy było określenie stopnia zasiedlania terenów zurbanizowanych przez poszczególne gatunki małych ssaków związanych z podłożem, a co za tym idzie ich tolerancji na zmiany w środowiskach wywołane urbanizacją i częstą penetracją ludzką. Badania przeprowadzono w aglomeracji warszawskiej i na terenach ją otaczających w promieniu 50 km od centrum miasta. Wykorzystano zbiory zrzutek puszczyka Strix aluco zebrane na 85 stanowiskach. Analiza materiału kostnego wykazała 15152 osobniki drobnych ssaków. Gatunkami, które najsilniej penetrowały aglomerację miejską były: Apodemus agrarius, Mus musculus, Talpa europaea, Rattus norvegicus i Microtus subterraneus. Najbliższe centrum stanowiska tych gatunków znajdowały się w odległości 1,3–2,3 km. Natomiast Microtus agrestis, Mustela nivalis, Arvicola amphibius, Neomys fodiens, Muscardinus avellanarius i Sicista betulina wykazały największy stopień unikania środowisk miejskich, a ich stanowiska najbliższe centrum znajdowały się odpowiednio w odległości: 8,2, 8,6, 8,6, 11,2, 17,8 i 20,2 km. Gatunkami, których udział w diecie sów najbardziej zmniejszał się wraz z oddalaniem się od centrum aglomeracji miejskiej, były: A. agrarius i T. europaea, podczas gdy odwrotną zależność wykazano dla M. agrestis i M. avellanarius. Małe ssaki związane z podłożem są wrażliwe na postępującą urbanizację terenu i fragmentację ich środowisk, o czym świadczy fakt, że centralna część aglomeracji warszawskiej była zasiedlana jedynie przez ok. 1/3 gatunków lokalnej fauny.

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15

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4

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5-13

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published
2017-12-31

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