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Influence of tree thinning on abundance and survival probability of small rodents in a natural deciduous forest

Jae-Kang LEE
Hyun-Su HWANG
Tae-Kyung EOM
Shin-Jae RHIM
Pages
323–329
Publication Date
2022-11-04
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This study suggests that treethinning could be a tool to both encourage tree productivity and create suitable habitats for small rodents.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study was conducted to investigate the influence of tree thinning on habitat variables and small rodents in a naturaldeciduous forest in South Korea.
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This study was conducted to investigate the influence of tree thinning on habitat variables and small rodents in a naturaldeciduous forest in South Korea. We focused on the populations of the small forest-dwelling rodents, striped field mouse Apodemusagrarius and Korean field mouse A. peninsulae. Populations were monitored for 2 years in a natural deciduous forest subject to treethinning. The coverage of ground vegetation and number and volume of downed trees were significantly increased after thinning.However, the coverage of overstory and understory vegetation and number of standing trees were decreased in postthinning session. Theabundance and survival probability of captured A. agrarius and the total small rodents were significantly influenced by tree thinning. Wehypothesize that the major factors determining the greater abundance and survival of small rodents after thinning may be the increasedcoverage of ground vegetation and number of downed trees, and the decreased number of standing trees. This study suggests that treethinning could be a tool to both encourage tree productivity and create suitable habitats for small rodents.

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LEE, J., HWANG, H., EOM, T., RHIM, S. (2022). Influence of tree thinning on abundance and survival probability of small rodents in a natural deciduous forest. Turkish Journal of Zoology, Cilt: 42 - Sayı: 3, 323–329. https://ajindex.com/articles/616124

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