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Effects of overgrazing on the functional diversity of rodents in desert areas.
Ecol Evol
February 2024
Key Laboratory of Grassland Rodent Ecology and Pest Controlled, Inner Mongolia Hohhot China.
Article Synopsis
- Environmental stressors like grazing affect ecosystem community structures, particularly impacting sensitive species like rodents.
- A study of desert rodent communities in Alxa from 2018-2020 found that grazing patterns significantly influenced functional traits such as hibernation, reproduction, and diet.
- Overgrazing reduced the ecological space utilization and diversity of rodent communities in spring and summer, while in autumn it shifted the measures of functional richness and evenness, indicating complex responses to grazing pressures.
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of grazing on midday gerbil () population characteristics and survival of animals of different genders. The experiment used a randomized complete block design and was conducted in Alxa Left Banner, Inner Mongolia, China, in 2002 (The agricultural reclamation plots set up in 1994). From April 2006 to October 2010, midday gerbils were live-trapped in 3 light grazing plots, 3 overgrazed plots, and 3 grazing exclusion plots.
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