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Table 3 Relative abundance of small mammal species in early meadow-forest succession, irrespective of succession type (X – mean relative abundance, individuals per 100 trap-days; SE – standard error; Min–max – minimum and maximum values)

From: Small mammal community response to early meadow–forest succession

Species

Meadow

Young forest

Advanced forest

X ± SE

Min–max

X ± SE

Min–max

X ± SE

Min–max

Sorex araneus

1.43 ± 0.50a

0–8

2.48 ± 0.78a

0–15

2.04 ± 0.72a

0–15

S. minutus

0.25 ± 0.20a

0–5

0.79 ± 0.33a

0–5.33

0.69 ± 0.33a

0–5.6

Neomys fodiens

  

0.20

0–5

0.04

0–1

Apodemus flavicollis

3.04 ± 0.77a

0–16.7

1.96 ± 0.62a

0–11.11

3.42 ± 0.83a

0–12

A. agrarius

1.52 ± 1.08a

0–26

1.67 ± 0.67a

0–12

0.72 ± 0.38a

0–8

Mus musculus

0.16

0–4

Micromys minutus

0.24 ± 0.13

0–2

0.08

0–2

Myodes glareolus

3.55 ± 1.16a

0–22.7

7.59 ± 0.96b

0–20

15.54 ± 2.35C

0–40

Microtus arvalis

0.80 ± 0.42a

0–8

0.85 ± 0.67a

0–16

0.35 ± 0.26a

0–6

M. oeconomus

0.25 ± 0.15

0–3

M. agrestis

0.85 ± 0.47a

0–10

1.12 ± 0.52a

0–10

0.39 ± 0.23a

0–5.33

Microtus sp.

6.09 ± 1.71a

0–28

5.99 ± 1.43a

0–26

0.72 ± 0.48B

0–11.11

Total

18.19 ± 2.27a

0–40

22.72 ± 2.25a

0–40

23.91 ± 2.77a

4–56

  1. Superscripts abc show significant differences between habitats at P < 0.01, superscripts ABC at P < 0.001 level