Table 4 Relative abundance of small mammal species in the meadow, young forest and advanced forest, depending on the succession type (X: mean relative abundance, individuals per 100 trap-days, SE: standard error; significance of HS-NS difference: *: P < 0.05, **: P < 0.01, ***: P < 0.001)
From: Small mammal community response to early meadow–forest succession
Species | Meadow, X ± SE | Young forest, X ± SE | Advanced forest, X ± SE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HS | NS | HS | NS | HS | NS | |
Sorex araneus | 1.06 ± 0.54 | 2.33 ± 1.31 | 3.12 ± 1.05 | 0.86 ± 0.43 | 2.56 ± 0.95 | 0.71 ± 0.57 |
S. minutus | 0.28 | – | 0.80 ± 0.44 | 0.76 ± 0.37 | 0.60 ± 0.42 | 0.90 ± 0.56 |
Neomys fodiens | – | – | – | 0.71 ± 0.71 | – | 0.14 ± 0.14 |
Apodemus flavicollis | 4.11 ± 0.96 | 0.33* | 2.12 ± 0.82 | 1.56 ± 0.75 | 4.53 ± 1.03 | 0.57 ± 0.40* |
A. agrarius | 0.67 ± 0.49 | 4.33 | 1.83 ± 0.88 | 1.24 ± 0.88 | 1.00 ± 0.52 | – |
Mus musculus | 0.22 | – | – | – | – | – |
Micromys minutus | 0.11 | 0.67 ± 0.42 | – | 0.29 ± 0.29 | – | – |
Myodes glareolus | 1.74 ± 0.85 | 7.38 ± 3.37** | 7.66 ± 1.24 | 7.40 ± 1.40 | 19.64 ± 2.65 | 5.00 ± 1.50** |
Microtus arvalis | – | 2.00 ± 1.03*** | – | 3.05 ± 2.29* | – | 1.24 ± 0.88* |
M. oeconomus | 0.35 ± 0.20 | – | – | – | – | – |
M. agrestis | 0.19 ± 0.13 | 1.89 ± 1.64* | 1.07 ± 0.64 | 1.24 ± 0.95 | 0.48 ± 0.31 | 0.14 ± 0.14 |
Microtus sp. | 6.42 ± 2.15 | 6.11 ± 3.18 | 6.03 ± 1.67 | 5.87 ± 3.02 | 0.11 ± 0.11 | 2.30 ± 1.63* |
Total | 15.14 ± 2.40 | 26.04 ± 4.15* | 22.63 ± 3.0 | 22.97 ± 2.66 | 28.93 ± 2.98 | 11.02 ± 2.52** |