Cold winters drive consistent and spatially synchronous 8‐year population cycles of cabbage stem flea beetle

SE Emery, M Klapwijk, R Sigvald… - Journal of Animal …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Population cycles have been observed in mammals as well as insects, but consistent
population cycling has rarely been documented in agroecosystems and never for a beetle …

Host in reserve: The role of common shrews (Sorex araneus) as a supplementary source of tick hosts in small mammal communities influenced by rodent population …

N De Pelsmaeker, L Korslund… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Rodents often act as important hosts for ticks and as pathogen reservoirs. At northern
latitudes, rodents often undergo multi‐annual population cycles, and the periodic absence of …

Possible impact of winter conditions and summer temperature on bank vole (Myodes glareolus) population fluctuations in Central Norway

OJ Sørensen, PF Moa, BR Hagen… - Ethology Ecology & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
In recent decades, population fluctuations of microtine rodents have frequently faded out in
parts of northern Europe, possibly because of climate change. Weather events may affect …

Bilberry seed production explains spatiotemporal synchronicity in bank vole population fluctuations in Norway

V Selås, E Framstad, J Rolstad, GA Sonerud… - Ecological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Population fluctuations of small rodents are often synchronized over larger areas (> 100 km)
than what could be explained by dispersal, suggesting that the synchronizing factor is …

Is the diet cyclic phase‐dependent in boreal vole populations?

M Neby, RA Ims, S Kamenova, O Devineau… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Herbivorous rodents in boreal, alpine and arctic ecosystems are renowned for their multi‐
annual population cycles. Researchers have hypothesised that these cycles may result from …

How do microtine rodent abundance, snow and landscape parameters influence pine marten Martes martes population dynamics?

SYJ Angoh, PJ Nergaard, T Jahren… - Ecology and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The pine marten (Martes martes) occupies the northernmost extent of its distribution in
Norway, where microtine rodents are an important food item. The relationship between …

Small rodent cycles influence interactions among predators in a boreal forest ecosystem

R Cano-Martínez, D Carricondo-Sanchez… - Mammal Research, 2021 - Springer
Cyclic fluctuations of prey have profound effects on the functioning of ecosystems, for
example, by changing the dynamics, behavior, and intraguild interactions of predators. The …

The hidden effect of inadvertent social information use on fluctuating predator–prey dynamics

Z Tóth - Evolutionary Ecology, 2021 - Springer
Understanding biotic interactions and abiotic forces that govern population regulation is
crucial for predicting stability from both theoretical and applied perspectives. In recent years …

Use of dwarf shrubland–grassland mosaics by a nomadic predatory bird: the Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus

J Calladine, C Southall, A Wetherhill, N Morrison - Journal of Ornithology, 2024 - Springer
The constituent habitat use by remotely tracked tagged Short-eared Owls Asio flammeus on
moorland and other dwarf shrubland–grassland mosaics was assessed in Britain and …

Spatiotemporal patterns of red fox scavenging in forest and tundra: the influence of prey fluctuations and winter conditions

G Gomo, J Mattisson, L Rød-Eriksen, NE Eide… - Mammal Research, 2021 - Springer
Concern has been raised regarding red fox (Vulpes Vulpes) population increase and range
expansion into alpine tundra, directly and indirectly enhanced by human activities, including …